The number of confirmed cases in Georgia jumped on Monday, as it now approaches 20,000, according to the Department of Public Health.

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The Georgia Department of Public Health says there are nearly 19,400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 775 deaths across the state as of Monday evening. 3,703 persons have been hospitalized for the virus, they said. Scroll down for more.

As President Trump begins to set out a roadmap for reopening the economy, Georgia is in some respects seeing signs of the curve flattening and the peak of the crisis extending out into early May as a result.

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State and federal officials with the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continually monitoring the spread of the virus. They are also working hand-in-hand with the World Health Organization to track the spread around the world and to stop it.

We will continue to track the most important coronavirus elements relating to Georgia on this page. Refresh often for new information.

Key Facts:

775 deaths from the novel coronavirus in Georgia

19,399 confirmed cases across the state

Statewide shelter-in-place order will expire on April 30

All public schools in Georgia closed through the end of the school year

Public Health Emergency remains in effect until May 13

Monday, April 20

Nearly 19,400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Georgia, with 775 deaths reported

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Georgia is approaching 20,000, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health on Monday evening. There are 775 deaths across the state.

Fulton County is the location with the highest number of confirmed cases with 2,198. This is followed by DeKalb County at 1,521. Other locations with more than 1,000 cases include Dougherty County at 1,436; Cobb County at 1,196; and Gwinnett County with 1,181.

The most fatalities have occurred in Dougherty County, where 98 deaths have been reported. 80 deaths have been reported in Fulton County. Cobb County has reported 56 deaths, Gwinnett County has reported 42 deaths, and DeKalb County has reported 27 deaths.

More than 19 percent of those confirmed with the virus, or 3,703 persons, have been hospitalized, according to DPH.

To see a detailed listing of COVID-19 cases across Georgia, please visit our interactive map.

A county-by-county breakdown of cases follows:

County - Cases - Deaths

Fulton 2198 80

Dekalb 1521 27

Dougherty 1436 98

Cobb 1196 56

Gwinnett 1181 42

Hall 702 9

Clayton 540 20

Henry 382 11

Sumter 332 18

Cherokee 317 9

Carroll 305 11

Richmond 283 11

Lee 276 16

Bartow 255 24

Douglas 243 6

Muscogee 229 4

Forsyth 211 7

Mitchell 210 23

Bibb 203 1

Chatham 184 6

Houston 182 11

Upson 175 10

Early 173 10

Coweta 169 4

Terrell 150 18

Colquitt 145 5

Randolph 145 15

Fayette 143 8

Paulding 141 7

Rockdale 140 6

Newton 139 3

Spalding 135 7

Baldwin 130 4

Worth 128 8

Floyd 126 9

Thomas 126 13

Crisp 125 2

Columbia 116 2

Clarke 114 13

Lowndes 101 3

Troup 100 4

Habersham 99 3

Barrow 93 3

Tift 92 3

Ware 88 6

Coffee 83 4

Butts 80 2

Dooly 71 5

Gordon 64 6

Walton 63 3

Calhoun 61 2

Decatur 60 1

Turner 59 4

Jackson 55 1

Macon 53 1

Oconee 51 0

Pierce 51 2

Glynn 49 0

Burke 48 3

Meriwether 46 0

Dawson 45 1

Greene 45 1

Harris 45 2

Whitfield 45 4

Wilcox 44 4

Laurens 43 1

Stephens 40 1

Mcduffie 37 3

Polk 36 0

Peach 35 2

Bryan 34 2

Grady 34 1

Johnson 34 1

Liberty 34 0

Oglethorpe 34 2

Pike 33 2

Bulloch 30 2

White 30 0

Marion 29 1

Camden 27 0

Effingham 27 1

Lamar 27 0

Putnam 25 2

Seminole 25 2

Washington 25 1

Lumpkin 24 0

Brooks 23 6

Catoosa 23 0

Miller 23 0

Haralson 22 1

Morgan 22 0

Wilkinson 22 2

Appling 21 0

Baker 20 2

Brantley 20 2

Clay 20 2

Jones 20 0

Toombs 20 3

Bacon 19 1

Dodge 19 0

Fannin 19 1

Talbot 19 1

Walker 19 0

Murray 18 0

Pickens 18 2

Wilkes 18 0

Jasper 17 0

Pulaski 17 1

Stewart 17 0

Schley 16 1

Union 16 1

Banks 15 0

Ben Hill 15 0

Gilmer 15 0

Irwin 15 0

Madison 15 1

Monroe 15 1

Telfair 15 0

Towns 15 0

Crawford 14 0

Emanuel 14 0

Cook 13 1

Jenkins 13 1

Taylor 13 2

Franklin 12 0

Jefferson 11 1

Screven 11 1

Berrien 10 0

Dade 10 1

Hancock 10 0

Warren 10 0

Chattooga 9 1

Lincoln 9 0

Rabun 8 0

Wayne 8 0

Candler 7 0

Chattahoochee 7 0

Clinch 7 0

Elbert 7 0

Heard 7 1

Jeff Davis 7 1

Lanier 7 1

Charlton 6 0

Hart 6 0

Webster 6 0

Atkinson 5 0

Bleckley 5 0

Tattnall 5 0

Echols 4 0

Mcintosh 4 0

Twiggs 4 0

Evans 3 0

Quitman 3 1

Wheeler 3 0

Long 2 0

Montgomery 2 0

Treutlen 2 0

Unknown 296 2

Non-Georgia Resident 951 7

*Based on patient county of residence when known

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms creates advisory council for Atlanta's reopening

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order shortly after Gov. Brian Kemp's Monday afternoon news conference announcing a tiered reopening for portions of the state of Georgia.

“Reopening the city must be executed in a cautious manner that is best suited for Atlanta,” said Bottoms. “The Advisory Council will provide the necessary input and buy-in from Atlanta stakeholders to outline a safe and thoughtful framework to get our economy back on track without endangering public health.”

Bottoms said the advisory council will be made up of representatives from city organizations and businesses that will create a framework of the city's business, tourism, entertainment, worship and athletic event communities.

The council will be co-chaired by City of Atlanta COO Joshua Williams, Bondurant, Mixson and Elmore partner Robbie Ashe, and former national chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women Ingrid Saunders Jones.

Gov. Kemp to reopen gyms, fitness centers, nail salons, barbers on 4/24 with restrictions

Gov. Brian Kemp has started the move to reopen businesses in Georgia by announcing that gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, nail salons, hair salons and barbershops in Georgia may be reopened beginning Friday, April 24 with strict social distancing restrictions in place.

In addition, restaurants will be allowed to serve dine-in patrons with similar restrictions beginning Monday, April 27.

During his announcement on Monday afternoon, Kemp said the state's shelter in place order remains in effect for most residents through April 30. The restriction for the medically fragile and elderly citizens does remain in effect through May 15.

18,947 confirmed coronavirus reported in Georgia, with 733 deaths

After a slight reduction in the number of total cases on Sunday evening, the number of cases of novel coronavirus has increased, according to the Department of Public Health, to 18,947, with 733 deaths recorded across Georgia.

The largest number of confirmed cases reported is in Fulton County, with 2,174; followed by DeKalb County with 1,508. The southwest Georgia hot-spot of Dougherty County has 1,436 cases reported. Other counties reporting more than 1,000 cases include Cobb County with 1,174 and Gwinnett County with 1,164.

The highest number of fatalities in the state has been reported from Dougherty County with 97, followed by Fulton County with 78 deaths. There have been 54 people who have passed away in Cobb County, followed by Gwinnett County with 42 deaths.

Across the state, 3,550 people have been hospitalized, or 18.74 percent of those who have been reported with confirmed cases.

To date, commercial labs have taken 78,966 tests statewide, with 17,947 of those tests coming back positive. GPHL has taken a total of 5,362 tests, with 1,000 of those reporting positive results.

To see a detailed listing of COVID-19 cases across Georgia, please visit our interactive map.

A county-by-county breakdown of cases follows:

County - Cases - Deaths

Fulton 2174 78

Dekalb 1508 25

Dougherty 1436 97

Cobb 1174 54

Gwinnett 1164 42

Hall 649 9

Clayton 535 18

Henry 380 8

Sumter 332 16

Cherokee 312 8

Carroll 282 9

Lee 273 16

Richmond 273 10

Bartow 250 22

Douglas 239 6

Muscogee 228 4

Mitchell 206 23

Forsyth 205 7

Bibb 204 1

Chatham 185 6

Houston 178 10

Upson 174 10

Early 173 8

Coweta 168 3

Terrell 150 16

Randolph 145 14

Fayette 140 5

Rockdale 139 6

Newton 138 3

Paulding 138 7

Colquitt 129 5

Spalding 129 7

Thomas 126 13

Crisp 123 2

Floyd 123 8

Worth 123 7

Baldwin 115 4

Clarke 110 13

Columbia 106 2

Lowndes 97 3

Tift 92 3

Troup 92 4

Barrow 90 3

Ware 87 6

Coffee 81 4

Habersham 79 2

Dooly 70 5

Gordon 67 6

Walton 62 3

Decatur 61 1

Calhoun 60 2

Turner 58 4

Butts 56 0

Jackson 53 1

Macon 52 1

Pierce 51 2

Oconee 50 0

Glynn 49 0

Burke 46 3

Dawson 45 1

Greene 44 1

Whitfield 44 4

Wilcox 44 4

Harris 43 2

Laurens 43 1

Meriwether 43 0

Mcduffie 37 3

Stephens 36 1

Bryan 35 2

Johnson 33 1

Liberty 33 0

Oglethorpe 33 2

Peach 33 2

Pike 33 1

Grady 31 1

Polk 30 0

Marion 29 1

Bulloch 28 2

Camden 27 0

Lamar 27 0

Effingham 26 1

Washington 25 1

Brooks 23 5

Lumpkin 23 0

Miller 22 0

Morgan 22 0

Putnam 22 2

Seminole 22 2

Wilkinson 22 2

Catoosa 21 0

Haralson 21 1

White 21 0

Appling 20 0

Brantley 20 2

Clay 20 2

Toombs 20 2

Dodge 19 0

Jones 19 0

Bacon 18 1

Jasper 18 0

Murray 18 0

Pickens 18 2

Pulaski 18 1

Talbot 18 1

Wilkes 18 0

Baker 17 2

Stewart 17 0

Fannin 16 0

Schley 16 1

Ben Hill 15 0

Irwin 15 0

Madison 15 1

Monroe 15 1

Telfair 15 0

Union 15 1

Walker 15 0

Banks 14 0

Crawford 14 0

Gilmer 14 0

Emanuel 13 0

Towns 13 0

Cook 12 1

Jenkins 12 1

Taylor 12 2

Franklin 11 0

Jefferson 11 1

Screven 11 1

Berrien 10 0

Warren 10 0

Chattooga 9 1

Hancock 9 0

Lincoln 9 0

Dade 8 1

Wayne 8 0

Candler 7 0

Chattahoochee 7 0

Clinch 7 0

Elbert 7 0

Heard 7 1

Jeff Davis 7 0

Lanier 7 1

Rabun 7 0

Bleckley 6 0

Charlton 6 0

Hart 6 0

Atkinson 5 0

Tattnall 5 0

Webster 5 0

Echols 4 0

Mcintosh 4 0

Twiggs 4 0

Quitman 3 1

Wheeler 3 0

Evans 2 0

Long 2 0

Montgomery 2 0

Treutlen 2 0

Unknown 266 0

Non-Georgia Resident 941 7

*Based on patient county of residence when known

Atlanta City Council meets to hash out pandemic spending

The Atlanta City Council is expected to agree on Monday to spend $7 million to address issues raised by the coronavirus pandemic.

The public is invited to attend the 1 p.m. council meeting by calling 1-877-579-6743, then entering the conference ID number 8315991256.

One of the main issues on the docket during Monday's meeting is homelessness during the pandemic.

Officials have said a local hotel has offered to temporarily house homeless persons, though, as of this point, they have declined to name the hotel making the offer.

Additional spending measures are on the docket for the public virtual meeting.

Things to know this morning

The Georgia Department of Public Health has made an unusual update to previous numbers on Sunday, lowering both the total cases and number of deaths since the noon info release.

Kroger mandates mask for all store associates

MARTA has announced that due to the coronavirus, effective Monday, April 20, it is suspending all but 41 bus routes.