Georgia officials reported Friday that the state has surpassed 300,000 coronavirus tests, though that still represents a small fraction of Georgia’s overall population.
The state health department had received just under 301,900 test results as of Friday evening. Of those, roughly 36,700 were positive for the virus. The state’s death toll from the virus was just over 1,580.
Gov. Brian Kemp said the state was “moving the needle on testing” everyday. Georgia went from 200,000 reported tests to 300,000 in a matter of ten days, according to Kemp.
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