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Georgia reached 3,001 COVID-19-related deaths on Sunday, with the state Department of Public Health also reporting 116,926 confirmed coronavirus cases.The department releases new numbers around 3 p.m. each day. On Saturday, Georgia’s death toll stood at 2,996, and five new deaths have been reported over the last 24 hours.The numbers were reported the same day that Florida shattered the national record for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the pandemic’s beginning, adding more than 15,000 cases as its daily average death toll continued rising.»On Friday,&nbsp;Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms after a steady surge in coronavirus cases. Under the guidelines, residents should wear face masks, restaurants should close dining rooms, non-essential city facilities should close and individuals are encouraged to leave home only for essential trips.Credit: AJCAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she would sign an order Wednesday requiring the use of masks in the city.Credit: AJC came despite the city's&nbsp;Phase 1 guidelines are unenforceable. Kemp's executive orders legally supersede the mayor's guidelines.“Mayor Bottoms’ action today is merely guidance — both non-binding and legally unenforceable. As clearly stated in the Governor’s executive order, no local action can be more or less restrictive, and that rule applies statewide,” the governor said.Bottoms announced Monday that she tested positive for COVID-19, then signed an executive order mandating face coverings in public Wednesday.In Florida, 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases, and 45 deaths were recorded. California had the previous record of daily positive cases — 11,694, set on Wednesday.&nbsp;New York had 11,571 on April 15.Florida Could Become the Next COVID-19 Epicenter, Model Shows.A team of scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania say the state has “all the markings of the next large epicenter.”.CNN reported the team also added that the state is at risk of being the “worst it has ever been.”.Florida recorded its highest single day jump in coronavirus infections on Monday, with nearly 2,800 new cases.The state has tallied 82,719 total COVID-19 cases and 3,018 deaThe numbers come at the end of a grim, record-breaking week as Florida reported 514 fatalities — an average of 73 per day. Three weeks ago, the state was averaging 30 deaths per day. Since the pandemic began in March, 4,346 people have died in Florida of COVID-19, the state says.Others Southern states also reported surges in the coronavirus and rising death tolls on Sunday. In South Carolina, which has now in bars and restaurants,&nbsp; more than 1,900 new cases and 10 new deaths were reported.Today's numbers from . 1,952 new cases and 10 deaths. There are now 1,472 COVID patients in hospital beds in SC, 188 of whom are on ventilators. — Chris Trainor (@ChrisTrainorSC) According to&nbsp;, South Carolina had the world's third-worst COVID-19 outbreak during the last week, trailing only Arizona and Florida. Hospital beds are at&nbsp;72 percent capacity.10am update: 52,908 confirmed cases in Alabama+++1,614 increase from Saturday+++-1,277 in Baldwin County (11 deaths)-4,904 in Mobile County (140 deaths) — Bob Grip (@Bob_Grip) North Carolina health officials say 1,908 new cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed over the past day and that four more people have died from COVID-19 complications. — WFAE (@WFAE) In Washington on Sunday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doubled down on President Donald Trump’s insistence kids can safely return to the classroom this fall.“There’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous,” she told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”The Trump administration is pushing to force schools to resume in-person education, despite public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.They’re urging a more cautious approach, which many local governments and school districts are already pursuing.“These are complicated issues. You can’t just charge straight ahead,” Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday during an online briefing.About the AuthorEditors' PicksThe LatestFeatured© 2022 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our , , , and understand your options regarding .

Georgia reached 3,001 COVID-19-related deaths on Sunday, with the state Department of Public Health also reporting 116,926 confirmed coronavirus cases.The department releases new numbers around 3 p.m. each day. On Saturday, Georgia’s death toll stood at 2,996, and five new deaths have been reported over the last 24 hours.The numbers were reported the same day that Florida shattered the national record for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the pandemic’s beginning, adding more than 15,000 cases as its daily average death toll continued...

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