Both Georgia and South Carolina saw steady and lower numbers of new COVID-19 infections Monday and fewer deaths, including one in Augusta.
Georgia added 725 new cases to reach 869,590 with 27 new deaths for 17,241, the Department of Public Health reported.
Richmond County had 22 new cases for 19,616 total and was the only area county to see a double-digit increase. Other area counties saw four new cases or less: four in Columbia for 10,929, two in Burke for 1,756, one in McDuffie for 1,642, and one in Warren for 371. All other area counties were unchanged: Jefferson at 1,573, Screven at 808, Jenkins at 723, Wilkes at 668, Lincoln at 506, Glascock at 144 and Taliaferro at 100.
April 19: New COVID-19 cases, deaths lower in Georgia, Augusta and South Carolina
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The Georgia Department of Public Health reported1,185 new COVID-19 cases Saturday to bring the total to 866,978. The state reported 34 deathsfor a total of 17,214 since the pandemic began.
Richmond County reporter 43 cases for 19,580 while Columbia County had 22 for 10,916. Burke County reported four for 1,754, McDuffie County had two for 1,640 and Jefferson County had one for 1,573. All other area counties reported no new cases.
There were no new deaths reported in the Augusta area. The death toll stands at 1,027.
Doctors Hospital of Augusta dropped another in-house patient and has seven, according to spokesman Kaden Jacobs.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 641 new cases for 474,999 and 13 deaths to reach 8,208. Aiken County had 12 cases for 12,670 and Edgefield County had seven for 2,532. Neither had any additional deaths to remain at 176 and 28 respectively.
April 13: Georgia COVID-19 cases spike but deaths remain low, none in Augusta
Georgia saw its highest number of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday in nearly two weeks but deaths remained low, including none in the Aiken-Augusta area.
Georgia added 1,094 new cases, its highest total since April 1, to reach 863,814 with 16 new deaths for 17,033, the Department of Public Health reported. Richmond County had 33 new cases for 19,469 total and Aiken was the only county to see a double-digit increase. All other counties saw eight new cases or less: eight in Columbia for 10,859, two in Burke for 1,740, one in McDuffie for 1,635 and four in Jefferson for 1,568. All other counties were unchanged: Screven at 808, Jenkins at 722, Wilkes at 668, Lincoln at 506, Warren at 369, Glascock at 144 and Taliaferro at 100.
April 12: Augusta, South Carolina COVID-19 deaths dwindle, Georgia cases wane Tom Corwin, Augusta Chronicle © Erica Cline/University Hospital Roderick Whitlock, 66, gets his first COVID-19 vaccine shot from nurse manager Danette Thomas on Tuesday at a University Hospital event at Tabernacle Baptist Church that covered more than 800 people.
Both Georgia and South Carolina continue to see lower rates of new COVID-19 infections and fewer deaths, including none in South Carolina and one in the Augusta area.
Georgia suffered 35 more deaths for a toll of 17,017 and added 583 cases, the lowest total in more than a week, to reach 862,720, the Department of Public Health reported.
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