Cherokee County Coronavirus Update: 435 Total Cases

Gillian Smith
Updated ·2 min read

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — As of Wednesday at noon, there are a total of 435 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Cherokee County, according to the Georgia Department of Health.

In Cherokee County, there have been 11 coronavirus-related deaths as of Wednesday and 79 hospitalizations. According to the data, there are approximately 163 positive cases per every 100,000 people in the county.

The Georgia Department of Community Health has also released a report showing the number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the county. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The reported cases at Cherokee County nursing homes are as follows:

  • The Arbor Bridgemill: 1 confirmed staff case

  • Benton House of Woodstock: 10 confirmed resident cases; 9 confirmed staff cases; 2 resident deaths

  • Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation/Canton: 2 confirmed staff cases

  • Brickmont Woodstock SPE: 1 confirmed staff case

  • Canton Nursing Center: 8 confirmed resident cases; 21 confirmed staff cases

  • Insignia of Towne Lake: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 confirmed staff case

  • Legacy Ridge at Neese Road: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 resident death

  • Legacy Ridge at Woodstock: 1 confirmed resident case; 1 confirmed staff case

  • Oaks at Towne Lake: 2 confirmed resident cases

  • Retreat at Canton: 8 confirmed resident cases; 6 confirmed staff cases; 1 resident death

  • Woodstock Nursing & Rehab Center: 2 confirmed resident cases; 1 confirmed staff case

As of Wednesday at noon, there have been 25,274 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 4,948 hospitalized and 1,052 deaths in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health's daily report. Since Tuesday at noon, that is an increase of 723 new cases, 170 hospitalization and 32 deaths.

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Most of the top 10 counties with the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths are in the metro Atlanta area, with Fulton County still first for cases with 2,763 cases and 108 deaths. Dougherty County, though, which has the fifth-highest number of cases at 1,498 has the highest death count at 120.

According to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, there have been more than 1,015,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, with 58,000 deaths. More than 115,000 have recovered in the U.S. Worldwide, there are more than 3 million cases and 218,000 deaths.

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