264 coronavirus cases reported in Columbus, surrounding counties. Here’s a breakdown.
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas saw five new coronavirus cases overnight and one on Sunday, according to data from Georgia’s Department of Public Health.
A total of 264 cases were reported in our immediate area, according to the Sunday 7 p.m. update from DPH.
Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 83
Muscogee 37
Troup 34
Crisp 28
Randolph 18
Dooly 15
Meriwether 11
Clay 7
Harris 7
- Schley 6
Macon 4
Talbot 4
Chattahoochee 2
Taylor 2
Marion 2
Webster 2
Stewart 1
Quitman 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 5, 2020 at 12:17 PM.