The state health department in Georgia is reporting 668 COVID-19 cases in Whitfield County, more than double what the county had on May 29.
The novel coronavirus is affecting the Hispanic population disproportionately. While Hispanics make up about 34% of the population in the county, about 71% of the cases are attributed to the Hispanic population.
During the first full week of May, Georgia started offering free COVID-19 tests for people without symptoms for the first time in a statewide effort to increase testing.
From May 4 to May 18, Whitfield County saw an increase of 59 positive coronavirus cases, up from 123 to 182. That’s about four new cases a day.
From May 18 to May 27, cases surged from 182 to 308, or an average of 14 new cases a day.