Washington County has four confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7:00 P.M. report for Tuesday, March 31. This is an increase from the previous two confirmed cases.
As previously reported by WACO 100, Washington County’s first confirmed case was listed in the Department of Public Health’s noon report on Monday, March 23. The DPH reported the second confirmed case in Washington County at noon on Wednesday, March 25.
The most recent report at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 31 showed an overall increase in cases throughout the state, going from 3,929 at noon on Tuesday to 4,117 confirmed cases in the state in the Department of Public Health’s evening report.
Johnson County saw its first confirmed case in the Department of Public Health’s Monday, March 30 7:00 P.M. report. The report also showed Jefferson County with two confirmed cases of COVID-19. Wilkinson County confirmed one case in the noon report on Tuesday.
The Department of Public Health began listing the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the state in their Tuesday, March 24 report. As of 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Georgia saw 885 hospitalized individuals.
The Department of Public Health notes that the significant increase in cases is in part due to additional laboratories reporting to the DPH, and also improvements in electronic reporting from other laboratories. Patient information is often incomplete and the DPH works to complete the records, so data will change over time.
The confirmed number of COVID-19 deaths in the state rose from 111 to 125 in the final DPH report on Tuesday.
The Department of Public Health began providing additional information concerning the COVID-19 cases throughout the state in their Friday, March 27 evening report; the additional data identifies the number of confirmed cases by County, as well as the number of deaths (if any) by County. The complete list is available below.
Fulton County sees the largest number of confirmed cases at 599. The county has seen 18 COVID-19 related deaths. Dougherty County has seen the largest number of COVID-19 related deaths with 26 of their 466 confirmed cases.
Additional counties of local interest with their confirmed number of coronavirus cases include: Macon-Bibb (20), Laurens (13), Baldwin (5), and Warren (3).
The Department of Public Health notes that this data represents confirmed cases reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health. A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus.
The following is the breakdown of where those confirmed cases are located throughout the state and the number of deaths by County:
| COVID-19 Confirmed Cases By County: | No. Cases | No. Deaths |
| Fulton | 599 | 18 |
| Dougherty | 466 | 26 |
| Dekalb | 360 | 4 |
| Cobb | 287 | 13 |
| Gwinnett | 242 | 2 |
| Bartow | 137 | 3 |
| Carroll | 123 | 1 |
| Clayton | 112 | 3 |
| Lee | 90 | 7 |
| Henry | 86 | 2 |
| Cherokee | 78 | 3 |
| Hall | 67 | 0 |
| Clarke | 51 | 5 |
| Douglas | 51 | 1 |
| Floyd | 50 | 2 |
| Fayette | 48 | 4 |
| Forsyth | 47 | 1 |
| Rockdale | 45 | 2 |
| Coweta | 41 | 2 |
| Richmond | 40 | 0 |
| Terrell | 40 | 2 |
| Sumter | 35 | 2 |
| Mitchell | 34 | 1 |
| Chatham | 32 | 2 |
| Early | 32 | 1 |
| Newton | 31 | 0 |
| Paulding | 31 | 0 |
| Houston | 30 | 3 |
| Worth | 28 | 1 |
| Columbia | 24 | 0 |
| Lowndes | 23 | 1 |
| Bibb | 20 | 0 |
| Colquitt | 20 | 1 |
| Tift | 20 | 0 |
| Barrow | 19 | 2 |
| Muscogee | 19 | 0 |
| Troup | 18 | 1 |
| Glynn | 17 | 0 |
| Crisp | 16 | 0 |
| Gordon | 16 | 1 |
| Oconee | 16 | 0 |
| Polk | 15 | 0 |
| Spalding | 15 | 0 |
| Laurens | 13 | 0 |
| Coffee | 11 | 0 |
| Dawson | 10 | 0 |
| Thomas | 10 | 0 |
| Ware | 10 | 0 |
| Whitfield | 10 | 1 |
| Calhoun | 9 | 0 |
| Walton | 9 | 0 |
| Burke | 8 | 0 |
| Butts | 8 | 0 |
| Decatur | 8 | 0 |
| Dooly | 8 | 0 |
| Jackson | 8 | 0 |
| Bryan | 7 | 0 |
| Greene | 7 | 0 |
| Lumpkin | 7 | 0 |
| Peach | 7 | 1 |
| Pickens | 7 | 1 |
| Meriwether | 6 | 0 |
| Seminole | 6 | 0 |
| Bacon | 5 | 0 |
| Baldwin | 5 | 1 |
| Clay | 5 | 0 |
| Effingham | 5 | 0 |
| Haralson | 5 | 0 |
| Liberty | 5 | 0 |
| Monroe | 5 | 0 |
| Murray | 5 | 0 |
| Randolph | 5 | 0 |
| Upson | 5 | 0 |
| Baker | 4 | 1 |
| Camden | 4 | 0 |
| Catoosa | 4 | 0 |
| Fannin | 4 | 0 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0 |
| Hart | 4 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 4 | 0 |
| Miller | 4 | 0 |
| Schley | 4 | 0 |
| Stephens | 4 | 0 |
| Turner | 4 | 0 |
| Washington | 4 | 0 |
| Banks | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Hill | 3 | 0 |
| Chattooga | 3 | 0 |
| Harris | 3 | 0 |
| Irwin | 3 | 0 |
| Jones | 3 | 0 |
| Lamar | 3 | 0 |
| Madison | 3 | 1 |
| Mcduffie | 3 | 0 |
| Pierce | 3 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 3 | 0 |
| Toombs | 3 | 0 |
| Warren | 3 | 0 |
| White | 3 | 0 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0 |
| Bulloch | 2 | 0 |
| Dodge | 2 | 0 |
| Habersham | 2 | 0 |
| Jasper | 2 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 0 |
| Macon | 2 | 0 |
| Morgan | 2 | 0 |
| Pike | 2 | 0 |
| Rabun | 2 | 0 |
| Tattnall | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor | 2 | 0 |
| Twiggs | 2 | 0 |
| Wilkes | 2 | 0 |
| Appling | 1 | 0 |
| Berrien | 1 | 0 |
| Bleckley | 1 | 0 |
| Candler | 1 | 0 |
| Charlton | 1 | 0 |
| Chattahoochee | 1 | 0 |
| Clinch | 1 | 0 |
| Cook | 1 | 0 |
| Dade | 1 | 0 |
| Emanuel | 1 | 0 |
| Gilmer | 1 | 0 |
| Grady | 1 | 0 |
| Heard | 1 | 1 |
| Jenkins | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| Long | 1 | 0 |
| Mcintosh | 1 | 0 |
| Oglethorpe | 1 | 0 |
| Screven | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart | 1 | 0 |
| Talbot | 1 | 0 |
| Walker | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 1 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 1 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 183 | 1 |
COVID-19 is spread by an infected person’s coughs and sneezes or close contact with an infected individual. Symptoms appear within two to 14 days after exposure and can include fever, cough and shortness of breath. The best way to protect against COVID-19 is to practice germ prevention:
- Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water a not available, us an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid touching your nose, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue, then dispose of the tissue. If a tissue is not available, use the inside of your elbow to cover yourself.
- Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch objects and surfaces