COVID-19 update

ATLANTA – Georgia reported an additional 428 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. 

The state has recorded 893,116 confirmed cases. 

The state has reported 17,930 virus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 24 deaths reported since the previous day. 

There have been 63,171 hospitalizations and 10,425 admissions into intensive-care units in Georgia due to COVID-19, according to state public health data.

Antigen positive cases were at 226,498, an increase of 174 from the previous day, while probable deaths related to COVID-19 are 2,731, according to the GDPH. 

More than 8.66 million PCR/molecular tests have been performed, resulting in a 10.0% positive rate, the data stated.

Georgia reported more than seven million state residents have been vaccinated as of Saturday, officially recording 7,039,341 vaccines administered, according to public health officials.