Middle Georgia reaches more than 1,390 positives cases of COVID-19. Here’s a county breakdown

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,391 positive COVID-19 cases in Middle Georgia in its 6:25 p.m. Wednesday update, an increase of 12 cases since 12:25 p.m.

Bibb County leads the area with 367 total cases. Houston and Monroe County each had four new cases in the last updates, the most in the area.

Houston County and Bibb County each have 14 deaths, the most in Middle Georgia.

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.

A testing event scheduled in Bibb County yesterday was canceled as state labs catch up on an overwhelming number of tests.

Here’s a breakdown of cases and deaths by county:

• Bibb 367, 14

• Houston 276, 14

• Baldwin 263, 10

• Macon 81, 3

• Laurens 70, 1

• Peach 61, 2

• Washington 46, 1

• Wilkinson 41, 2

• Monroe 35, 4

• Pulaski 33, 1

• Dodge 32, 1

• Jones 31, 0

• Bleckley 21, 0

• Crawford 19, 0

• Twiggs 8, 0

At 6:25 p.m., the state of Georgia reported 30,737 confirmed cases and 1,317 deaths, with 53 of those in Middle Georgia.

For the full update from the state of Georgia click here.

This story was originally published May 6, 2020 at 12:56 PM.