Georgia reports 795 new coronavirus cases Friday. Here are the latest county totals

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed 36,772 cases of COVID-19 in the state Friday at 7 p.m., an increase of 228 cases from 9 a.m. Friday.

From 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 p.m. Friday, Georgia reported 795 new coronavirus cases. The state reported a total of 35,977 cases Thursday evening.

Statewide, 1,588 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of 40 since Friday morning.

The state health department reports 6,518 people were hospitalized when their positive cases were reported. This does not represent the number of COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, according to the state health department.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have performed 301,874 coronavirus tests as the state continues to increase its testing capacity.

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 1,644 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 state health department also reported that 1,530 non-Georgia residents tested positive for COVID-19. State health officials previously said these numbers account for out-of-state residents whose healthcare provider is located in Georgia.

The daily status report page updates at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Breakdown by County

This story was originally published May 15, 2020 at 9:49 AM.

Nick Wooten

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Nick Wooten is the Accountability/Investigative reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer where he is responsible for covering several topics, including Georgia politics. His work may also appear in the Macon Telegraph. Nick was given the Georgia Press Association’s 2021 Emerging Journalist award for his coverage of elections, COVID-19 and Columbus’ LGBTQ+ community. Before joining McClatchy, he worked for The (Shreveport La.) Times covering city government and investigations. He is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.