Cherokee County reports coronavirus numbers through March 19

Cherokee County reports a weekly status of COVID-19 in the area and provides updates and resources.

Status Updates as of March 19

Cherokee County new confirmed cases, March 10-16:

359 confirmed cases with 8 deaths. This is decrease of 27% in cases and a decrease of 11% in deaths over the period of March 3-9.

Testing positivity rates, March 8-14:

6.5% for Cherokee County.

Georgia Status

New confirmed cases, March 10-16:

The State of Georgia had 9,814 new confirmed cases with 309 deaths. This is a decrease of 34% in cases and a decrease of 38% in deaths over the period of March 3-9.

Testing positivity rates, March 1-7:

The State of Georgia testing positivity rate was 5.2%.

County and State Case Updates from US Department of Health and Human Services - https://beta.healthdata.gov/National/COVID-19-Community-Profile-Report/gqxm-d9w9

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