Georgia is nearing 8,000 deaths from COVID-19 as infections from the novel coronavirus continue to rise.
The broadest measure of COVID-19 cases, which includes rapid antigen tests as well as the more precise genetic tests, shows the number of confirmed and probable cases was 8.5% higher in the week that ended Friday compared with the week before, according to a report issued Monday by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
In one good sign, though, the number of cases and hospitalizations rose more slowly last week than the week before.
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