Coronavirus case updates

ATLANTA – Georgia added more than 3,500 new COVID-19 cases Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Georgia has reported 722,062 confirmed cases and 148,766 antigen cases — an increase of 561 antigen cases from the previous day — since the start of the pandemic. The state reports antigen cases — results from rapid virus tests — as part of its daily status report.

The state reported 53 virus-related deaths Monday, bringing the toll to 11,854 deaths statewide. The GDPH suspects there have also been 1,449 probable deaths related to the virus.

More than 6.2 million COVID-19 tests have been performed with an 11.1% positive rate, health officials reported.

The state has performed more than 436,000 antibody tests — which show signs of past infection — with the state reporting a 13.2% positivity rate.

So far, the state has administered more than 656,500 vaccines to eligible residents across the state.