Georgia adds 61 COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday

Bryce Ethridge, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.
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Mar. 2—ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 61 virus-related deaths Tuesday, raising the total to 15,209, with 2,271 probable deaths related to the virus.

Georgia also reported 1,752 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state to 821,482 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Georgia has reported 190,325 antigen cases — an increase of 1,395 antigen cases from the previous day — since the start of the pandemic. Antigen cases show results from rapid virus tests.

More than 56,000 people have been hospitalized across the state due to COVID-19, according to the report, with 9,158 admitted to an ICU.

More than 7.2 million COVID-19 tests have been performed with an 11% positive rate, health officials reported.

The state has performed more than 477,000 antibody tests — which show signs of past infection — with the state reporting a 15.9% positivity rate.

More than 2.1 million people have received the vaccine, between Pfizer and Moderna allocations.