Georgia reports almost 600 new cases Monday. Here’s how the numbers changed over 24 hours

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported nearly 52,500 COVID-19 cases in its 3 p.m. update Monday.

Here are some key takeaways:

• Cases: 52,497 (+599 new cases in 24 hours).
  
  
• Deaths: 2,208 (+28 deaths in 24 hours).
  
  
• Current hospitalizations: 819. That’s an increase of 36 patients in 24 hours.
• Tests: 649,384. This number includes 105,013 antibody tests and 544,371 viral tests. However, these totals do not account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.
  
  

• Muscogee County reported 808 cases Monday (+32 cases in 24 hours). Bibb County reported 509 cases (+6) Monday. Fulton County (4,887) reports the highest number of cases in the state.

• Cases per person: Echols (3678.51), Randolph (2709.51), Terrell (2562.89), Early (2454.17) and Hancock (2428.9) counties have the highest number of coronavirus cases per person in the state.
  
  
• The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.

For a full county-by-county breakdown, visit the state health department’s website.

This story was originally published June 8, 2020 at 3:43 PM.

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.