Georgia reports more than 26,250 coronavirus cases, 1,132 deaths. Here’s a breakdown by county

The Georgia Department of Public Health at 7 p.m. Thursday confirmed 26,260 cases of COVID-19 in the state, up by 227 from the last update at noon Thursday.

Statewide, 1,132 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of 25 since noon.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have conducted a total of 149,044 COVID-19 tests.

The state health department reports 5,190 people have been hospitalized due to the virus.

State health officials have not provided a breakdown of the residents tested for COVID-19 in each county. The state is also not tracking the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19.

For 393 cases, the state is reporting the counties as “unknown.” The person may be homeless or medical professionals may not have entered the person’s county of residence into the state’s electronic database, health officials have previously said.

The state health department also reported that 962 non-Georgia residents tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first day that data has reappeared following an update to the state’s reporting website earlier this week. State health officials previously said these numbers account for out of state residents whose healthcare provider is located in Georgia.

Following the recent update, it appears the Georgia Department of Public Health is updating its case and death tolls several times throughout the day.

Breakdown By County

This story was originally published April 30, 2020 at 12:27 PM with the headline "Georgia reports more than 26,250 coronavirus cases, 1,132 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.