Latest Gwinnett County Coronavirus Update: 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: 10,566 total on Thursday evening, 2,159 hospitalized and 379 dead. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports Fulton County's 1,276 cases are the most of any Georgia locality, with 45 deaths recorded. The highest number of deaths is in Dougherty County, with 62; its total number of cases rank second at 1,020. The next highest numbers of cases are in DeKalb with 742 cases, Cobb with 629 cases, Gwinnett with 603 cases, Clayton with 297 cases and Hall with 238 cases.

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GWINNETT COUNTY CASES, DEATHS

As of 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 603 coronavirus cases were recorded in Gwinnett County, with 17 deaths. All but one of 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.

CLOSURES:

Grayson City Hall will be closed in observance of Good Friday

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