UPDATE: Georgia reports 731,826 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, with 11,387 in Columbus

GEORGIA (WRBL) – As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s latest update, the state reports that 731,826 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, with 49,247 hospitalized for treatment, and 12,135 Georgians who have died to the virus.

COVID-19 case numbers have gone up since our last update, Jan. 26, 2021 as the state of Georgia reported 727,752 patients were confirmed to have the coronavirus. The state report says 4,128 new cases were confirmed on Jan. 27, 2021.

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, 153,779 cases have tested positive on the antibody, or serology, test.

As of Jan. 26, 2021, the state reports that 746,274 vaccines have been administered.

On Jan. 27, in Columbus, 11,387 people have tested positive for COVID-19, total, and 241 have died, according to the latest DPH report.

Neighboring counties are still seeing the number of positive cases increase nearby. Chattahoochee County reported 2,317 total cases today, Jan. 27. There were 5,067 total cases confirmed in Troup County and 1,722 total cases in Harris County, as of the Jan. 27 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: