Georgia reports over 570 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. Here’s a breakdown by county

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed 38,855 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday at 7 p.m., an increase of 231 cases from the health department’s 9 a.m. update.

There was an increase of 572 new cases reported in the state from 7 p.m. Monday to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Statewide, 1,675 people have now died from the novel coronavirus. There was an increase of 26 deaths since 9 a.m..

As of May 18, 1,025 people were currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Georgia, according to Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have performed 378,156 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 2,136 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 1,641 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.

Breakdown by County

This story was originally published May 19, 2020 at 9:48 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.