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This blog will be updated throughout Wednesday, April 15, with news and details of COVID-19 in Georgia.
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7 p.m.: Since noon, the DPH added 273 new cases to Georgia's count, bringing the state's total to 15,260, Chelsea Prince and Zachary Hansen report. In addition, 24 deaths were recorded since noon, which brings Georgia's toll to 576.Of those with COVID-19 in Georgia, 3,006 patients have been hospitalized at some point, which is about 19.7% of all cases.
12:15 p.m.: The State Election Board voted unanimously to allow Georgia voters to turn in their absentee ballots at drop boxes, an option that avoids human contact during the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Niesse has the details.
Noon: Twenty-eight more Georgians have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, since the state last reported data Tuesday night, Chelsea Prince reports. The latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health show 552 deaths and 14,987 confirmed cases.
9 a.m.: Those who qualify still need to call and make an appointment, Tyler Estep reports, but the DeKalb County Board of Health is opening COVID-19 testing services to a wider range of residents.
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6:30 a.m.: Clayton County has extended its state of emergency through the middle of next month and set a date for staff to report to work. Leon Stafford has all the info you need.
6:30 a.m.: The moratorium on new multifamily housing developments in Roswell has been extended to June 10. Some City Council members say it's an opportunity to consider new priorities in a "post COVID-19 world." Adrianne Murchison tells you what that means.
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Reporting discrepancies reflect the out-of-date, incomplete and sometimes inaccurate data that guides Georgia's official response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed at least 524 people and sickened more than 14,000 others.
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