Coronavirus in Columbus: News and numbers for the Chattahoochee Valley on June 8
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information and numbers regarding the coronavirus in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Georgia’s coronavirus case totals update each day at 3 p.m. Check back for more updates.
COVID-19 numbers in the area for June 8
GEORGIA
Muscogee County and its surrounding areas reported a total of 3,156 coronavirus cases in the 3 p.m. Monday update from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
145 total deaths were reported in the area.
Here’s a breakdown by county of total cases, deaths and hospitalizations:
- Muscogee: 808, 22, 118
- Sumter: 496, 46, 139
- Troup: 446, 11, 91
- Crisp: 239, 8, 39
- Dooly: 191, 12, 38
- Randolph: 183, 19, 33
- Chattahoochee: 173, 0, 6
- Harris: 130, 6, 16
- Macon: 106, 7, 36
- Meriwether: 109, 2, 18
- Marion: 59, 2, 11
- Stewart: 57, 1, 13
- Clay: 49, 2, 5
- Talbot: 41, 2, 13
- Taylor: 23, 2, 10
- Schley: 18, 1, 7
- Quitman: 14, 1, 4
- Webster: 14, 1, 4
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.
ALABAMA
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Alabama has now reached 20,590 according to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s dashboard at 3:30 p.m. EST Monday.
The number of reported cases in Lee County stands at 594 while Russell County’s total stands at 212.
There have been 259,232 tests performed statewide. The state reported 714 total COVID-19-related deaths as of Monday.
The state of Alabama now reports the number of presumed recoveries from COVID-19 on a weekly basis. On June 3, the state reported 11,395 presumed recoveries throughout Alabama.
To view the full list of Alabama COVID-19 cases, click here.
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This story was originally published June 8, 2020 at 10:21 AM.
