9/21 – 9/25: Weekly COVID-19 Update
September 24, 2020
As of September 24, 2020, on the local scale, Georgia has 309,678 total cases, with an additional 1,457 cases from yesterday, September 23. In the last 7 days, there have been 10,622 new cases.
The top five Georgia counties with the most cases are as follows:
- Fulton County, with 27,305 cases
- Gwinnett County, with 27,051 cases
- Cobb County, with 19,354 cases
- DeKalb County, with 18,418 cases
- Hall County with 9,035 cases
On the national scale, the US has 6,916,292 total confirmed cases, with additional 41,310 cases from just today. In the last 7 days, there have been 302,715 new cases.
The top five US states with the most cases in the last 7 days are:
- Texas, with 44,827 cases
- California, with 24,507 cases
- Florida, with 19,136 cases
- Wisconsin, with 13,782 cases
- Illinois, with 13,066 cases
As of an overall update, a recent genetic study shows that COVID-19 may be mutation and evolving. The new study, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, revealed findings that point to a possibility that the virus has grown to become more transmissible. David Morens, a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, claimed the virus could possibly be responding to mask-wearing and social distancing practices.
(Data collected from CDC)

Hannah Stai is the News Editor for the Wildcat Weekly Newspaper. She is a sophomore and is in the journalism class for her first year. Hannah enjoys baking...
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