Georgia reports more than 17,840 coronavirus cases, 677 deaths. Here’s a breakdown by county

The Georgia Department of Public Health at 7 p.m. Saturday confirmed 17,841 cases of COVID-19 in the state, up by 181 from the noon update

Statewide, 677 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of four confirmed deaths since the last update.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have conducted a total of 74,208 COVID-19 tests. The state has processed 4,853 tests. Private labs have processed 69,355 state officials said.

The state health department reports 3,447 people have been hospitalized due to the virus.

State health officials have not provided a breakdown of the residents tested for COVID-19 in each county. The state is also not tracking the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19.

For 245 cases, the state is reporting the counties as “unknown.” The person may be homeless or medical professionals may not have entered the person’s county of residence into the state’s electronic database, health officials have previously said.

The DPH is also reporting that 827 non-Georgia residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19. These numbers account for out of state residents whose healthcare provider is located in Georgia, state health officials said.

The number of confirmed cases is expected to continue increasing with each update as testing capacity in Georgia expands, the DPH said in an early April press release.

BREAKDOWN BY COUNTY

This story was originally published April 18, 2020 at 12:15 PM with the headline "Georgia reports more than 17,840 coronavirus cases, 677 deaths. Here’s a breakdown by county."