Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Georgia jumps to 99

GEORGIA — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia is 99 cases and one death.

The Georgia Department of Public Health releases these new numbers every day at noon.

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These are the latest numbers as of noon Sunday:

• 20 cases in Fulton County
• 19 cases in Cobb County
• 10 cases in DeKalb County
• 9 cases in Bartow County
• 6 cases in Cherokee County
• 6 cases in Dougherty County
• 5 cases in Fayette County
• 4 cases in Floyd County
• 2 cases in Coweta County
• 2 cases in Gordon County
• 4 cases in Gwinnett County
• 2 case in Lee County
• 1 case in Henry County
• 2 cases in Lowndes County
• 1 case in Polk County
• 1 case in Charlton County
• 1 case in Newton County
• 2 cases in Clarke County

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 47 percent of the cases are people ages 60 or older, 45 percent are people ages 18 to 59, 6 percent are of unknown ages and 1 percent are between the ages of 0 and 17.

Of the total, 53 percent are women and 47 percent are men.

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On Saturday, Gov. Brian Kemp declared a public health emergency as the number had grown to 66. He said that overnight Friday into Saturday, the number of cases in DeKalb, Cobb and Bartow counties had doubled.

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