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Coronavirus cases in Georgia jumps to 121, a third case in Athens

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia is up to 121 cases as of Monday afternoon. There have been no new deaths since the first was announced last week.

The Georgia Department of Public Health releases these new numbers every day at noon.

These are the latest numbers released Monday:

  • 27 cases in Fulton County
  • 22 cases in Cobb County
  • 10 cases in DeKalb County
  • 9 cases in Bartow County
  • 7 cases in Cherokee County
  • 6 cases in Dougherty County
  • 5 cases in Fayette County
  • 5 cases in Gwinnett County
  • 4 cases in Floyd County
  • 3 cases in Clarke County
  • 3 cases in Lowndes County
  • 2 cases in Coweta County
  • 2 cases in Gordon County
  • 2 case in Lee County
  • 2 cases in Henry County
  • 1 case in Troup County
  • 1 case in Hall County
  • 1 case in Polk County
  • 1 case in Paulding County
  • 1 case in Charlton County
  • 1 case in Newton County
  • 1 case in Forsyth County.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 44 percent of the cases are people ages 60 or older, 44 percent are people ages 18 to 59, 11 percent are of unknown ages and 2 percent are between the ages of 0 and 17.

Of the total, 50 percent are women and 50 percent are men.

On Saturday, Gov. Brian Kemp declared a public health state of emergency.

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