Georgia reports over 800 new cases Saturday, 8 deaths. Here’s a county breakdown

The Georgia Department of Public Health at 7 p.m. Saturday confirmed 28,332 cases of COVID-19 in the state, up by 199 from noon.

A total of 836 new cases were reported from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Statewide, 1,174 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of three since noon. A total of 8 deaths were reported from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The increase in new cases comes as Georgia continues to improve its testing capacity. The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have processed a total of 174,800 COVID-19 tests as of 7 p.m. Saturday.

The state health department reports 5,389 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 652 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 1,066 non-Georgia residents tested positive for COVID-19. 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 nearly every two hours.

Breakdown by county

This story was originally published May 2, 2020 at 12:25 PM.