Georgia officials announce state's confirmed COVID-19 total increased by 65 cases in seven hours

There was one new death and 65 new cases of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 confirmed in Georgia in a span of seven hours, state officials revealed Friday night.

There are now 485 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. The death toll rose to 14, up from 13 at noon. State officials switched to providing updates twice a day on Friday, with updates coming at noon and 7 p.m.

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