VIRUS

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The Georgia Department of Public Health, or GDPH, July 1 reported 318 confirmed positive cases of the virus, 17 hospitalizations and 11 deaths in Walker County.

GDPH reported for neighboring counties:

Catoosa — 312 confirmed cases, 27 hospitalizations and eight deaths

Chattooga — 61 confirmed cases, four hospitalizations and two deaths

Dade — 66 confirmed cases, three hospitalizations and one death

Whitfield — 1,101 confirmed cases, 56 hospitalizations and 10 deaths.

GDPH reported July 1 statewide 81,291 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 11,051 hospitalizations, 2,323 intensive care unit admissions and 2,805 deaths,

For GDPH’S daily status reports on COVID-19, visit https://dph. georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.

Catherine Edgemon is assistant editor for the Walker County Messenger in Lafayette, Ga., and the Catoosa County News in Ringgold, Ga.