UPDATE: Georgia reports 197,948 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, with 4,390 in Columbus

GEORGIA (WRBL) – As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s latest update, the state reports that 197,948 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, with 19,426 hospitalized for treatment and 3,921 Georgians who have died to the virus.

Those numbers have gone up since our last update, as the state of Georgia reported 195,435 patients were confirmed to have the coronavirus. 2,573 cases were reported as of the latest GaDPH update.

The Georgia Department of Health is now also including antibody test results in their data, according to the updated daily status report. Based on the new reporting by the GaDPH, 15,079 cases have tested positive on the antibody, or serology, test.

In Columbus, 4,390 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 83 have died, according to the latest DPH report.

Neighboring counties are still seeing the number of positive cases increase nearby. Chattahoochee County reports 665 cases. Currently, there are 2,193 positive cases in Troup County and 626 reported in Harris County.

The GaDPH’s status update page for coronavirus numbers is not currently showing the number of patients in the state presumed to have recovered from the illness so far.

As of June 2, the DPH only provides one daily update on the number of COVID-19 cases in the state at 3 p.m. EDT:

**Note, all counties in the WRBL viewing area have been bolded in the above table. These counties are what contribute to the count of local cases in Georgia.