Updated 8/27 at 3 p.m.

ATLANTA – Georgia Department of Public Heath (DPH) reported at 3 pm Thursday (Aug. 27) there have been 263,074 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 5,393 deaths and  24,127 hospitalizations in the state.

There are 656 confirmed cases of coronavirus  in Lumpkin County  that have resulted in 12 deaths.

The DPH updates statistics daily at 3 p.m.