CORONAVIRUS IN GEORGIA: Cases at nearly 55,000 as Gov. Kemp relaxes virus rules

ATLANTA — Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Georgia stand at nearly 55,000 on Friday as the governor lifts many more coronavirus restrictions.

The state has recorded more than 700 daily infections, on average, for most of June. It’s the longest period that infections have run that high since early May.

As of Thursday afternoon, Georgia has recorded nearly 55,000 cases through Thursday, with at least 2,375 deaths. Fatalities have averaged 33 a day over the last week, one of the highest such figures since the beginning of May.

There have been a total of 687,127 COVID-19 tests in Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Public Health updates its website every day at 3 p.m.

Gov. Kemp’s order still bans gatherings of more than 50 people unless there is at least 6 feet between each person.

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Metro Atlanta remains the area with the highest number of cases.

According to the Georgia DPH, Fulton County has 5,031 cases, Cobb County has 3,471 cases, Gwinnett County has 4,981 cases and DeKalb County has 4,229 cases.

Some areas in southern Georgia have the highest cases per 100,000 people.

Randolph County has 2,784 cases per 100,000 people and Echols County has 3,855 cases per 100,000 people.

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Information from the Associated Press was used in this report

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