142 coronavirus cases reported in Columbus, surrounding counties. Here’s a breakdown.
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas saw 27 new coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases Wednesday according to data from Georgia’s Department of Public Health.
A total of 142 cases were reported in our immediate area, according to the noon and 7 p.m. updates from DPH and data from Georgia’s West Central Health District.
Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 38
Muscogee 22
Troup 19
Crisp 19
Dooly 10
Meriwether 7
Clay 5
- Randolph 5
- Schley 4
Harris 3
Macon 3
Taylor 2
Chattahoochee 2
Stewart 1
Talbot 1
Webster 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 April 1, 2020 at 12:18 PM.