There are now almost 200 cases of COVID-19 in Georgia. Here’s the county breakdown.

The Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed 197 cases of COVID-19 in the state, up by 51 from Tuesday’s count.

A majority of the confirmed cases are in the Atlanta metro area. Of the confirmed cases, 39% are ages 60 and older, and 43% percent are between the ages of 18 and 59. Three people who tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia has died since the disease was found here.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have conducted a total of 1,508 COVID-19 tests as of March 18, state officials said.

That puts Georgia at a 13% positive test rate.

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

• Fulton 49

• Cobb 28

• Bartow 19

• DeKalb 18

• Cherokee 9

• Fayette 8

• Gwinnett 7

• Dougherty 7

• Clayton 6

• Floyd 6

• Lowndes 5

• Clarke 5

• Gordon 3

• Newton 3

• Hall 3

• Coweta 3

• Paulding 3

• Troup 2

• Henry 2

• Lee 2

• Forsyth 2

• Columbia 1

• Houston 1

• Richmond 1

• Whitfield 1

• Polk 1

• Charlton 1

• Barrow 1

This story was originally published March 18, 2020 at 12:10 PM with the headline "There are now almost 200 cases of COVID-19 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.