Over 70 coronavirus cases reported in Columbus, surrounding counties. Here’s a breakdown
Nearly every county in Georgia’s West Central Health District now has at least one confirmed case of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, as of noon Monday.
A total of 77 cases were reported in our immediate area, according to data from Georgia’s Department of Health. Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 17
Troup 15
Muscogee 14
Crisp 8
Meriwether 6
Harris 4
- Randolph 3
Dooly 3
Taylor 2
Chattahoochee 1
Clay 1
- Macon 1
- Schley 1
- Talbot 1
A full county-by-county breakdown from the Georgia Department of Public Health can be found here.
Georgia’s West Central Health District covers 16 counties: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and Webster.
Troup and Meriwether counties are not in the West Central Health District but because of proximity to Columbus, the Ledger-Enquirer will track those numbers as well.
This story was originally published March 20, 2020 at 12:08 PM.
