146 Confirmed COVID-19 cases in GA

The Georgia Department of Public Health has been providing daily status reports amid growing COVID-19 concerns. This report is made available on the company’s official website and keeps Georgians and other interested persons informed of the total number of reported confirmed cases in the state. Additionally, it provides a detailed breakdown that educates browsers on how that total number divides among each affected county.

The numbers listed reflect confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 12:00 p.m. on March 17.

A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus. To follow these daily updates, visit https://dhp.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases – 146

Confirmed COVID-19 related deaths – 1

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by Age Group

0-17 – 1%

18-59 – 46%

60+ – 40%

Unknown – 13%

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by Sex

Female – 49%

Male – 51%

See chart below for COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by County

To date, there have been no cases confirmed in Houston County; however, in an official statement to Houston Home Journal, officials at Frito-Lay factory in Kathleen stated, “We can confirm that two Frito-Lay employees have been potentially exposed to COVID-19. The employees are not displaying symptoms and, consistent with guidance from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health authorities, we have asked them to self-quarantine at home for a period of 14 days. We are unable to disclose additional details around the employees in accordance with privacy laws. The safety of our products, employees, and community remains our top priority. Any cases of employees who have potentially been exposed to the virus are taken extremely seriously. We have put in place a number of measures to protect our people, and continue to enforce already strict preventive safety and sanitation measures in all our locations.”

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