ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Positive coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases have been reported in a number of Southwest Georgia counties, as of noon on Tuesday.
Dougherty County has been declared a hotspot for the coronavirus.
Currently, there are 1,784 confirmed cases in Dougherty County.
On Thursday, Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler said there are 144 total COVID-19 deaths in the county.
Fowler said the number he reports differ from Phoebe’s reported numbers because the hospital system reports deaths that happened at their facilities. On Monday, Phoebe reported 98 COVID-19 deaths at Phoebe Main.
On the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health, they have reported 149 COVID-19 deaths in Dougherty County.
Below is a list of counties that have confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and how many are in each county:
- Atkinson County: 51
- Baker County: 34
- Ben Hill County: 77
- Berrien County: 49
- Brooks County: 70
- Calhoun County: 134
- Clay County: 39
- Clinch County: 59
- Coffee County: 277
- Colquitt County: 484
- Cook County: 47
- Crisp County: 237
- Decatur County: 204
- Dooly County: 183
- Early County: 244
- Echols County: 121
- Grady County: 114
- Irwin County: 30
- Lanier County: 25
- Lee County: 361
- Lowndes County: 319
- Miller County: 42
- Mitchell County: 413
- Quitman County: 12
- Randolph County: 179
- Seminole County: 45
- Stewart County: 52
- Sumter County: 489
- Terrell County: 213
- Thomas County: 332
- Tift County: 270
- Turner County: 128
- Webster County: 13
- Wilcox County: 117
- Worth County: 223
The first coronavirus-related deaths in Southwest Georgia were reported on March 18. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital officials said two patients being treated at the hospital died because of COVID-19.
Below are the number of COVID-19 deaths confirmed by the Georgia Department of Public Health:
- Atkinson County: 2
- Baker County: 2
- Ben Hill County: 1
- Brooks County: 8
- Calhoun County: 6
- Clay County: 2
- Clinch County: 2
- Coffee County: 15
- Colquitt County: 15
- Cook County: 2
- Crisp County: 7
- Decatur County: 5
- Dooly County: 12
- Early County: 31
- Grady County: 4
- Irwin County: 1
- Lanier County: 2
- Lee County: 22
- Lowndes County: 4
- Mitchell County: 32
- Quitman County: 1
- Randolph County: 19
- Seminole County: 2
- Stewart County: 1
- Sumter County: 44
- Terrell County: 26
- Thomas County: 32
- Tift County: 17
- Turner County: 13
- Webster County: 1
- Wilcox County: 13
- Worth County: 21
Health officials said positive coronavirus cases are counted by the patient’s county of residence.
The Georgia Department of Public Health said a confirmed case is someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
The Georgia Department of Public Health updates the number of confirmed cases every day at noon and 7 p.m. This is a running list and if there are more coronavirus cases reported in Southwest Georgia, we will update this list.
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