Coronavirus

Georgia reports 1,669 COVID-19 cases in Bibb and surrounding counties

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,634 positive COVID-19 cases in Middle Georgia in its 1 p.m. update Tuesday, an increase of 35 since 1 p.m. Monday.

Bibb County leads the area with 408 total cases and has 17 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.

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

CountyCases

Deaths

Hospitalizations

Bibb

40817118
Houston 3231687
Baldwin2911460

Monroe

100714
Laurens98117
Macon93633
Peach69318
Washington6716
Wilkinson 46316

Dodge

4427
Pulaski3626
Bleckley3401
Jones3104
Crawford1904
Twiggs1003
Total1,66972394

At 1 p.m., the state of Georgia reported 38,721 confirmed cases and 1,664 deaths, with 72 of those in Middle Georgia.

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

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Justin Baxley
The Telegraph
Justin Baxley is the fan life reporter at The Telegraph and writes stories centered around entertainment, food and sports in the Macon community. Justin joined the Telegraph staff after graduating from Mercer University in May 2017 with a degree in criminal justice and journalism. During his time at Mercer he served as the sports editor for The Cluster.
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