Georgia reports 287 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths. Here’s a breakdown by county

The Georgia Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed 287 cases of COVID-19 in the state, up by 90 from Wednesday’s count. Ten people have now died from the novel coronavirus in Georgia.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have conducted a total of 1,831 COVID-19 tests as of March 19, state officials said.

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

• Fulton 66

• Cobb 37

• Bartow 26

• DeKalb 22

• Dougherty 20

• Cherokee 16

• Gwinnett 12

• Fayette 9

• Clarke 8

• Lowndes 6

• Floyd 6

• Clayton 6

• Hall 5

• Gordon 4

• Lee 3

• Coweta 3

• Paulding 3

• Newton 3

• Forsyth 3

• Henry 3

• Early 2

• Glynn 2

• Laurens 2

• Richmond 2

• Troup 2

• Rockdale 1

• Houston 1

• Charlton 1

• Whitfield 1

• Polk 1

• Columbia 1

• Barrow 1

• Bibb 1

• Peach 1

• Muscogee 1

• Unknown 6

The ten deaths are from the following counties, according to Gov. Brian Kemp:

• Early 1
• Fayette 1
• Dougherty 4
• Floyd 1
• Fulton 2
• Cobb 1

This story was originally published March 19, 2020 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Georgia reports 287 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths. Here’s a breakdown by county."

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.