Georgia reports more than 42,900 COVID-19 cases. Here’s a breakdown by county

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed 42,902 cases of COVID-19 at 7 p.m. Sunday, an increase of 64 cases from Sunday at 1 p.m.

There was an increase of 660 new cases reported in the state from 7 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Statewide, 1,827 people have now died from the novel coronavirus, an increase of three since Sunday at 1 p.m.

Overall, 7,450 people have been hospitalized.

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory and private labs have performed 481,889 coronavirus tests, but at least 57,000 of those are antibody tests.

Viral tests measure current infections while antibody tests check for past likely infections. A positive antibody test by itself is not listed as a confirmed COVID-19 case, state health officials have said.

McClatchy reported Wednesday that the state is including both in the total test counts. Health experts said this has the effect of artificially increasing the number of tests performed, thereby lowering the percentage of positive cases in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp and DPH Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey told reporters during a press conference Thursday that the state would own up to any errors it makes in the reporting of coronavirus data and asked for the public to be patient.

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 2,657 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 1,913 non-Georgia residents tested positive for COVID-19. State health officials previously said these numbers account for out-of-state residents whose health care provider is located in Georgia.

BREAKDOWN BY COUNTY

This story was originally published May 24, 2020 at 1:24 PM.