More than 100 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Muscogee County. Here’s a breakdown.
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas surpassed 650 coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases Thursday according to data from Georgia’s Department of Public Health. Muscogee County surpassed 100 confirmed cases following state’s 7 p.m. update.
A total of 668 cases were reported in the immediate area, according to the 7 p.m. update from DPH.
The numbers are expected to continue to increase with each update, according to a press release sent from the DPH on Tuesday. This is attributed to testing becoming more and more widespread across the state, said Kathleen Toomey, DPH commissioner.
Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 194
Muscogee 118
Randolph 95
Crisp 60
Troup 54
Dooly 35
Meriwether 18
Harris 17
Macon 16
- Clay 15
- Schley 11
Marion 8
Talbot 8
Taylor 5
Stewart 4
Quitman 4
Webster 3
Chattahoochee 3
A third COVID-19 death in Muscogee County was reported in the state’s 7 p.m. update. An 85 year-old man, a 73-year-old man and a 65-year old woman have died in the county, according to state data.
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 9, 2020 at 12:18 PM.