Coronavirus

Baldwin County up to 25 COVID-19 deaths as state reports 1,849 cases in Middle GA

JASON VORHEES/THE TELEGRAPH Macon, GA, 05052020 Community Empowerment Center health team medical volunteers with from Atlanta gather COVID-19 testing samples Tuesday morning at the Community Church of God in Macon.
JASON VORHEES/THE TELEGRAPH Macon, GA, 05052020 Community Empowerment Center health team medical volunteers with from Atlanta gather COVID-19 testing samples Tuesday morning at the Community Church of God in Macon. jvorhees@macon.com

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,849 positive COVID-19 cases in Middle Georgia in its 1 p.m. update Tuesday.

Bibb County leads the area with 435 total cases. Baldwin County has 25 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

43524124
Houston 3541689
Baldwin3322565

Monroe

118818
Laurens105118
Macon96633
Washington7317
Peach70319
Wilkinson 65418

Dodge

4828
Pulaski3926
Bleckley3802
Jones3404
Crawford2804
Twiggs1403
Total1,84992418

At 1 p.m., the state of Georgia reported 43,730 confirmed cases and 1,871 deaths, with 92 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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