UPDATE: Georgia reports 356,848 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, with 6,390 in Columbus

GEORGIA (WRBL) – As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s latest update, the state reports that 356,848 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, with 31,516 hospitalized for treatment, and 7,923 Georgians who have died to the virus.

Those numbers have gone up since our last update, Oct. 28 as the state of Georgia reported 355,025 patients were confirmed to have the coronavirus. The state report says 1,866 new cases have been confirmed today, Oct. 29.

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, 29,569 cases have tested positive on the antibody, or serology, test.

In Columbus, 6,390 people have tested positive for COVID-19, total, and 174 have died, according to the latest DPH report.

Neighboring counties are still seeing the number of positive cases increase nearby. Chattahoochee County reported 1,753 total cases today, Oct. 29. There were 3,054 total cases confirmed in Troup County and 852 total cases in Harris County, as of the Oct. 29 update.

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: