Muscogee reports 14 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. What to know from latest update
A previous version incorrectly stated the number of new cases and deaths in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties. Muscogee County reported 14 new cases and no new deaths Tuesday. Chattahoochee reported zero new cases and no new deaths.
Muscogee County reported 14 new cases and no new deaths Tuesday, according to the latest data release from the Georgia Department of Public Health. Chattahoochee reported zero new cases and no new deaths.
A total of 5,637 coronavirus cases and 151 deaths in Columbus have been confirmed since the start of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, 401 new viral tests were reported, and Muscogee County’s test positivity rate for the past two weeks is 7.2%. Since the start of the pandemic, 11.1% of Muscogee County’s tests have been positive.
According to the data from the Georgia Geospatial Information Office, adults ages 25 to 34 account for 1,172 (about 21%) of Columbus’ cases. That is the largest portion. Female residents account for 3,186 (57%) of the county’s cases. Black residents account for 2,349 (42%) of Columbus’ cases, while the race of about 1,707 (about 30%) cases is unknown.
People ages 65-74 account for the largest portion of COVID-19 deaths in Muscogee County — 46 deaths (30%). Female residents account for the largest portion of deaths with 79 (52%) overall. Black residents account for 78 (52%) of the county’s coronavirus deaths.
Chattahoochee County case breakdown
Chattahoochee County reported no new COVID-19 cases or deaths Tuesday.
Of Chattahoochee County’s 1,439 total cases, 1,107 (77%) are people between the ages of 15 and 24. More than 94% of those infected are male residents, according to data from the Georgia Geospatial Information Office, which uses data provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health, breaks down the county’s cases and deaths by age, sex, race and ethnicity.
Residents and soldiers in training who test positive for the novel coronavirus are counted among Chattahoochee County’s totals, officials at Martin Army Community Hospital and the Georgia Department of Public Health have previously said.
The New York Times reports Chattahoochee County had the highest number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days in the United States, as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. It ranks the highest among Georgia counties for the most COVID-19 cases per capita since the start of the pandemic — 12,662 per 100,000 people.
But recruits and others who arrive at Benning aren’t included in Chattahoochee County’s overall population estimates, Martin Army and state health officials said. That has the effect of raising the county’s case rate.
Georgia update
Cases: 285,350 (+1,542 reported today). The number of new cases reported in a day may not match the difference in total cases over a 24-hour period. This occurs because previously reported cases may be removed as duplicate reports are corrected. An older confirmed case may also be reclassified as additional information is collected during an investigation.
Deaths: 6,070 (+26 deaths in 24 hours). It’s important to note that these numbers indicate when deaths are reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health. It does not reflect when these deaths occurred.
Tests: Georgia reported 285,478 total antibody tests and 2,511,826 total viral tests (+22,985 viral tests in 24 hours). These totals don’t account for tests that are not reported through the state’s electronic lab reporting system.
Cumulative COVID hospitalizations: 25,589. The count includes any patient in a Georgia hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of the report. This count does not include patients who are being investigated for possible infection by health officials.
This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 6:46 PM.