Washington County’s Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose from 37 to 38 at in the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. report for Tuesday, April 28. Washington County has four COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
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. While patients testing positive with COVID-19 do recover, this total does not take into account the population that has since recovered from COVID-19. The report reflects the total number of COVID-19 cases the county has seen since testing began.
The total number of COVID-19 tests competed in the state as of the 7 p.m. report on Tuesday, April 28 was 140,020.
The most recent report at 7 p.m. on Tuesday showed an overall increase in cases throughout the state, going from 24,551 in Tuesday’s noon report to 24,844 confirmed cases in the state in the Department of Public Health’s evening report on Tuesday.
As of 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, Georgia had 4,896 hospitalized. The number of ICU admissions totaled 1,109.
The Department of Public Health notes that the significant increase in cases is in part due to additional laboratories reporting to DPH, and also improvements in electronic reporting from other laboratories. Patient information is often incomplete and DPH works to complete the records, so data will change over time.
The confirmed number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state rose from 1,020 to 1,036.
As previously reported by Waco 100, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported Washington County’s first COVID-19 related death in its 7 p.m. Friday, April 17 report. According to the DPH’s report, the deceased was a 66-year-old male with underlying conditions.
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. On Monday, April 27, the DPH also began including the number of hospitalizations for each County.
Washington County is part of the North Central Health District. The North Central Health District is a 13-county district in Central Georgia. It includes: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington and Wilkinson.
The following is the breakdown of where those confirmed cases are located throughout the North Central Heath District and the number of deaths by County:
- Baldwin County: 202 confirmed cases, six deaths, and 40 hospitalizations
- Bibb County: 269 confirmed cases, eight deaths, and 71 hospitalizations
- Crawford County: 15 confirmed cases, no deaths, and three hospitalizations
- Hancock County: 35 confirmed cases, one death, and two hospitalizations
- Houston County: 218 confirmed cases, 13 deaths, and 74 hospitalizations
- Jasper County: 21 confirmed cases, no deaths, and three hospitalizations
- Jones County: 28 confirmed cases, no deaths, and four hospitalizations
- Monroe County: 23 confirmed cases, one death, and seven hospitalizations
- Peach County: 44 confirmed cases, two deaths, and 13 hospitalizations
- Putnam County: 37 confirmed cases, five deaths, and eight hospitalizations
- Twiggs County: seven confirmed cases, no deaths, and two hospitalizations
- Washington County: 38 confirmed cases, one death, and four hospitalizations
- Wilkinson County: 34 confirmed cases, two deaths, and 13 hospitalizations
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