There are 146 confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia. Here’s the county breakdown.

The Georgia Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 146 cases of COVID-19 in the state — up by 25 from Monday’s count.

A majority of the confirmed cases are in the Atlanta metro area.

Of the confirmed cases, 40% are ages 60 and older, and 46% percent are between the ages of 18 and 59.

One person who tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia has died since the disease first appeared here.

Here is a county-by-county breakdown of the confirmed cases:

• Fulton 33

• Cobb 25

• Dekalb 15

• Bartow 10

• Gwinnett 7

• Cherokee 7

• Floyd 6

• Dougherty 6

• Fayette 5

• Clayton 4

• Lowndes 4

• Clarke 3

• Coweta 3

• Gordon 2

• Troup 2

• Lee 2

• Henry 2

• Forsyth 1
• Polk 1

• Hall 1

• Barrow 1

• Charlton 1

• Columbia 1

• Rockdale 1

• Newton 1

• Paulding 1

• Richmond 1

This story was originally published March 17, 2020 at 12:11 PM with the headline "There are 146 confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia. Here’s the county breakdown.."

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.