Increase in New Virus Infections Levels off in Georgia

The rise in coronavirus infections has slowed in Georgia, although transmission of the respiratory illness remains widespread in the state. According to a seven-day rolling average, Georgia is averaging about 1,600 new coronavirus cases a day confirmed through genetic tests, plus about 500 a day confirmed through less accurate antigen tests. Those numbers were higher on Monday than they were a week earlier in Georgia, but had come down in recent days from even higher peaks. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to creep up, while the number of new deaths reported in Georgia has rebounded from recent lows.