Published 11:31 IST, July 18th 2020
US: Georgia reports 3,908 new coronavirus cases and 28 more deaths
Georgia, US has so far reported more than 135,000 coronavirus cases with 18,257 infections confirmed since Monday. 28 more deaths recorded.
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According to Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia has so far reported more than 135,000 coronavirus cases with 18,257 infections confirmed since Monday. Around 3,908 cases have been reported in last 24 hours. According to McClathy new cases can be calculated by subtracting total number of infections reported at 3pm from total number of infections reported previous day at 3pm. This reflects when confirmed cases are reported to state. People d between 18-29 account for about 24.4% of Georgia’s total coronavirus cases. seven day aver for newly reported cases turns out to be 3424.57.
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28 more deaths reported
death toll has gone to 3,132 with 28 new deaths reported within 24 hours. se numbers indicate when deaths are reported to Georgia Department of Public Health. It does t reflect when se deaths occurred. Georgia has reported 193,476 total antibody tests and 1,198,678 total viral tests with 20,456 new tests in last 24 hours. re has been an increase in current patients by 61 new hospitalisations taking toll to 2,902.
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Meanwhile, Mayors in Atlanta and or Georgia cities deepened ir defiance of Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, saying ir requirements for people to wear face coverings will remain in place, even after Republican goverr explicitly forbe cities and counties from mandating masks.
Officials in at least 15 Georgia cities and counties h ordered masks during coronavirus pandemic, and many were angry at Kemp for swatting down ir efforts. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, who wrote Wednesday night on Twitter that Kemp "doesn't give a damn about us," mitted Thursday that he h been "so angry" when he wrote comments. But he said Kemp is "overstepping his authority" and citied multiple national retailers who h mandated masks in recent days.
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(Im credit: AP)
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11:31 IST, July 18th 2020