More than 1,180 coronavirus cases reported in Muscogee County, surrounding areas. Here’s a list
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas have 1,185 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus as of the 7 p.m. Saturday update from Georgia’s Department of Public Health.
Muscogee County now reports 218 confirmed cases and four deaths.
Harris County also reported a new death in the noon update on Friday. A 69-year-old woman died with COVID-19 but it is unknown if she had underlying conditions, according to DPH.
Muscogee ranks No. 17 statewide for total coronavirus cases. Sumter County is the only other local county that ranks higher (No. 9) with 314 total cases.
Here’s a breakdown by county:
- Sumter 314
Muscogee 218
Randolph 141
Crisp 114
Troup 86
Dooly 69
Macon 48
Meriwether 40
Harris 39
Marion 26
- Clay 20
Talbot 16
- Schley 15
Stewart 15
Taylor 10
Chattahoochee 6
Webster 5
Quitman 3
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 their proximity to Columbus, the Ledger-Enquirer will track those numbers as well.
This story was originally published April 18, 2020 at 12:52 PM.