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has told us how many antibody tests are included in total tests. This is a start. Hope to see PCR and Ab separately reported w attribution by county, race, other demographics. Total tests: 518,591 includes 77,835 Ab Cases: 44608 +708; 10% poz

12:40 AM · May 28, 2020

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2. Hall County has flipped red (so to speak.) That is, over 2400 cases.

@EmoryPrism

tested over 450 people there over the holiday wkend. We can expect to see cases rolling in this week. Today's total = 2422 (+44) Yesterday = 2378

Melanie Thompson

@drmt

May 28, 2020

3/ Hosp 7745 +105 (down from the 133 backlog of yesterday; still fairly substantial). Will need to look county by county to see where these are. DPH could make this easier! ICU 1752 +24 Deaths 1933 +38 - overall trending down. Remember that death lags well behind cases. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Melanie Thompson

@drmt

May 28, 2020

4. Just a note that cases are rising in Echols County. Total cases = 99 3rd highest case rate in GA Happily no deaths and only 3 hosp so far. Anyone know what's happening there? #StayHomeEchols

Melanie Thompson

@drmt

May 28, 2020

5. Because the question is being asked a lot: Antibody tests are not included in cases. They are not used to diagnose acute infection.