23,975: Combined number of new confirmed and probable infections reported Thursday

5,260: Patients hospitalized in Georgia for COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon

6,131: Patients hospitalized in Georgia for COVID-19 during the delta wave on Sept. 1, 2021

134: Combined confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, the most since Nov. 17

Links for more information

To find testing sites: https://dph.georgia.gov/covidtesting

CDC quarantine and isolation guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html

Vaccine information: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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