Latest Georgia COVID-19 figures: March 4, 2022

30,049: Confirmed COVID-19 deaths

108,219: COVID-19 hospital patients in Georgia whose diagnosis was first confirmed in the hospital. (Doesn’t include patients whose diagnosis was confirmed before they went to the hospital.)

1,914,642: Total Georgians who have received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. (Does not include rapid tests.)

Source: Georgia Department of Public Health

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