Every county in Columbus area now has a confirmed coronavirus case. Here’s the list
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas saw 40 new coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases Friday according to data from Georgia’s Department of Public Health.
A total of 198 cases were reported in our immediate area, according to the noon update from DPH.
Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 59
Muscogee 30
Crisp 23
Troup 26
Dooly 12
Meriwether 10
Randolph 8
Clay 7
Harris 7
- Schley 4
Chattahoochee 2
Macon 2
Talbot 2
Taylor 2
Marion 1
Stewart 1
Quitman 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.