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Georgia surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases, nears 4,000 deaths - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Aug 06, 2020 1 min, 1 sec

The state of Georgia on Wednesday surpassed 200,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, becoming just the fifth state in the U.S.

Data from the state Department of Public Health show a net increase of 3,765 cases and 63 deaths on Wednesday.

Deborah Birx, a leader of the White House task force, warned state and local leaders on a call Wednesday about conditions in 10 communities, including Atlanta.

One gauge of virus spread in communities is to measure the rate of new cases per 100,000 people in a county over a two-week period.

A rate of more than 100 cases per 100,000 people is substantial spread, according to Georgia DPH guidelines.

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of DPH data, shows all but three of Georgia’s 159 counties currently are reporting rates above the substantial spread threshold.

More than 115 counties report triple or more that rate of spread, including the metro Atlanta counties of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale.

Six rural Georgia counties of Charlton, Chattahoochee, Decatur, Evans, Jeff Davis and Seminole report rates of 10 times or greater the threshold for substantial rate of spread.

Heiman, a clinical associate professor at the Georgia State University School of Public Health, said the state still isn’t doing enough testing

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