Latest Coronavirus Update For Loganville, Grayson

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — The new coronavirus outbreak in Georgia and across the nation continues to affect Gwinnett County, where schools are closed for the rest of the academic year and businesses remain shuttered in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in Georgia continues to rise: 9,156 total on Tuesday evening, 1,899 hospitalized and 348 dead. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports Fulton County's 1,185 cases are the most of any Georgia locality, with 39 deaths recorded. The highest number of deaths is in Dougherty County, with 56; its total number of cases rank second at 973. The next highest numbers of cases are in DeKalb with 673 cases, Cobb with 566 cases, Gwinnett with 540 cases, Clayton with 278 cases and Hall with 215 cases.

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GWINNETT COUNTY CASES, DEATHS
As of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 540 coronavirus cases were recorded in Gwinnett County, with 13 deaths. All the deceased were older than 60, and most had underlying health conditions.

HEALTH CARE
Test kits are still in short supply in Georgia, so call your health provider first before visiting the office. MORE

SCHOOLS
With all schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, Gwinnett County Public Schools will continue Digital Learning Days. Free meals including breakfast and lunch will be available for pick-up for any student 18 or younger at 68 schools Gwinnett County schools listed here. The student or child must be present to receive the meals but does not have to be a student at that pick-up site. Also, school buses will deliver meals at the Berkmar, Central Gwinnett, Discovery, Meadowcreek, Norcross, Shiloh, and South Gwinnett clusters, as well as at 12 schools listed here. The buses will arrive at their regular stops between 11 a.m. and noon during the week. In order to get a meal, the student will need to be at the stop when the bus arrives.

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