Majority of Georgia's br COVID-19 Patients Last Month br Were Black, Study Says The study, conducted by the br Centers for Disease Control and Prevention br (CDC), was released on Wednesday. It found that more than br 80 percent of Georgia's COVID-19 patients br that were hospitalized last month were black. CDC Study, via CBS News Though African Americans make up 32 percent br of Georgia's population, they account for br 36 percent of the state's total infections. The study recommended br focusing on groups who are more br vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. CDC Study, via CBS News Georgia Governor Brian Kemp br has already begun br reopening the state.