![[VIDEO] COVID-19 update](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/06/12180139/voccio1.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
June 12, 2022–6:00 p.m.
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Floyd County has experienced a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
The testing positivity rate is around 9%, according to Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the 10-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest District.
Fortunately, we are not seeing a major increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
Since the start of the pandemic, Georgia has seen 2 million COVID-19 cases and more than 32,000 deaths.