Washington County’s saw four additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 7 p.m. report for Thursday, April 30, bringing the total since testing began to 42 confirmed cases.
In the last week, Washington County has seen 14 new cases in the DPH’s COVID-19 status reports.
The Department of Public Health notes a confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus. Healthcare providers diagnose patients with COVID-19 and they, along with laboratories, report the COVID-19 cases to the Georgia DPH. These numbers are preliminary and may change as more information is gathered on a person under investigation.
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.
Washington County has four COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
The total number of COVID-19 tests competed in the state as of the 7 p.m. report on Thursday, April 30 was 149,044.
The most recent report at 7 p.m. on Thursday showed an overall increase in cases throughout the state, going from 26,033 in Thursday’s noon report to 26,260 confirmed cases in the state in the Department of Public Health’s evening report on Thursday.
As of 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, Georgia had 5,190 hospitalized. The number of ICU admissions totaled 1,187.
The confirmed number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state rose from 1,107 to 1,132.
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: 215 confirmed cases, eight deaths, and 41 hospitalizations
- Bibb County: 305 confirmed cases, 10 deaths, and 85 hospitalizations
- Crawford County: 15 confirmed cases, no deaths, and three hospitalizations
- Hancock County: 45 confirmed cases, two deaths, and four hospitalizations
- Houston County: 223 confirmed cases, 14 deaths, and 75 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, three deaths, and seven hospitalizations
- Peach County: 46 confirmed cases, two deaths, and 15 hospitalizations
- Putnam County: 40 confirmed cases, five deaths, and eight hospitalizations
- Twiggs County: eight confirmed cases, no deaths, and three hospitalizations
- Washington County: 42 confirmed cases, one death, and four hospitalizations
- Wilkinson County: 35 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