The number of cases had risen to 2,001, with the number of coronavirus- connected deaths now at 64. Officials say 566 patients are hospitalized due to the disease.

The Department of Public Health says it is working closely with the CDC, and state partners to react to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., including Georgia.
According to the state’s data, 57 percent of cases are people ages 18 to 59, 34 percent are people ages 60 or older, 8 percent are of unknown ages and 1 percent are between the ages of 0 and 17.