The number of COVID-19 cases in Georgia were down over the past week, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Public Health.  However, there were more cases reported in Chattooga County than the previous week.  Chattooga County saw a total of 15 new COVID-19 cases between January 18 – January 25.  That was up three from the previous week when there were 12 new COVID-19 cases reported.  Statewide, the number of new reported cases dropped to 5,224, down from 6,132.  There were 113 COVID-19 deaths statewide during the reporting period, up from 102 the previous week.  The Georgia Department of Public Health releases COVID-19 numbers each week on Wednesdays.