Georgia has reported nearly 850 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

The Georgia Department of Public Health at 7 p.m. Tuesday confirmed 34,848 cases of COVID-19 in the state, an increase of 213 cases from the noon update.

Since 7 p.m. Monday, Georgia has had 846 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

Statewide, 1,491 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of 33 since about 1 p.m Tuesday.

The state health department reports 6,227 people were hospitalized when their positive cases were reported. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, according to the state health department.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have performed 262,179 coronavirus tests as the state continues to increase its testing capacity.

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 1,135 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 1,537 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.

The daily status report page will be updated at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. beginning Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, the state has updated its dashboard with new information. Some of the new features include links to the Georgia Emergency Management’s Coronavirus Information page and the Georgia Department of Community Health’s Long-Term Care Facility Report. However, neither of the links worked as of 1 p.m.

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This story was originally published May 12, 2020 at 9:48 AM with the headline "Georgia has reported nearly 850 coronavirus cases in 24 hours."

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.