Christmas Eve Brings Record Number Of COVID Cases In Georgia

A registered nurse in a COVID-19 unit decorated with Christmas stockings in Mission Viejo, Calif. In Georgia, 10,600 new COVID cases were reported on Christmas Eve, easily a single-day record. 

Jae C. Hong / AP Photo

It’s sad to bring unpleasant news on Christmas Eve.

But this is the year 2020, when unpleasant things keep happening.

Thursday’s preliminary figures show more than 10,600 new COVID cases in Georgia, easily a single-day record. The total includes 2,682 positives from rapid antigen tests.