Georgia reports 340 new cases in the last 24 hours. Take a look at latest county totals

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed 37,552 cases of COVID-19 in the state at 7 p.m. Sunday, a decrease of 149 cases since 9 a.m. Sunday.

From 7 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday the cases in Georgia increased by 340 overall. The decrease Sunday could be an error or adjustment in the numbers from the health department. The Telegraph has reached out to the Georgia Department of Public Health about the latest update.

Statewide, 1,609 people have died related to the new coronavirus, an increase of eight since 9 a.m. Sunday.

In last Sunday’s 7 p.m. update, the state reported a total of 33,508 cases and 1,405 deaths.

The state health department reports 6,835 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 351,175 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 2,035 cases, the state is reporting the individual’s county 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 1,598 non-Georgia residents tested positive for COVID-19. State health officials previously said these numbers account for out-of-state residents whose health care provider is located in Georgia.

Breakdown by County

This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 9:31 AM.

Lauren Gorla

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