More than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases reported in Middle Georgia in the last week
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 5,625 cumulative COVID-19 cases in Middle Georgia in its 3 p.m. update Wednesday.
Here are other key takeaways:
- Cases: 5,625 (+1,170 reported since Wednesday, July 8).
Bibb County reported the most cases of COVID-19 in the Middle Georgia area with 1,972 (+490 reported since Wednesday, July 8). Bibb also has the most deaths with 43. On Tuesday, the health department reported the most new coronavirus cases in Bibb County in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic, with 170 new cases.
- Deaths: 167 (+10 reported since Wednesday, July 8). It’s important to note that these numbers indicate when deaths are reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health. It does not reflect when these deaths occurred.
- Cases per person: Baldwin County has the most cases per 100,000 with 1,577. Next in Middle Georgia is Wilkinson County with 1,412. Crawford County has the fewest with 457.
- The health department is not reporting how many Georgians have recovered.
A breakdown of cases and deaths by county
Bibb 1,972, 43
Houston 1,060, 32
Baldwin 701, 35
Laurens 412, 1
Monroe 261, 20
Washington 205, 1
Peach 170, 10
Dodge 155, 2
Jones 152, 0
Macon 146, 10
Wilkinson 126, 9
Bleckley 100, 1
Pulaski 61, 2
Crawford 56, 0
Twiggs 48, 1
At 3 p.m. Wednesday, the state reported 127,834 confirmed cases and 3,091 deaths, with 167 in Middle Georgia.
In response to questions from multiple media outlets, including GPB, a Navicent Health spokeswoman noted its Medical Center in Macon is at capacity, but that’s not unusual.
“As a tertiary referral center, we frequently reach capacity at our 637-bed Macon hospital, and we work with the other hospitals in our system and region to ensure patients in need receive uninterrupted care,” the statement said. “Our hospital has returned to normal, pre-COVID business volumes and we are caring for the patient populations we normally care for – heart patients, cancer patients, trauma patients, and so many others who depend on The Medical Center.”
The spokeswoman also said that Navicent has not canceled elective surgeries at this time.