UPDATE: Georgia reports 823,008 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, with 12,916 in Columbus

GEORGIA (WRBL) – As of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s latest update, the state reports that 823,008 people have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, with 56,369 hospitalized for treatment, and 15,349 Georgians who have died to the virus.

COVID-19 case numbers have gone up since our last update, March 2, 2021 as the state of Georgia reported 821,482 patients were confirmed to have the coronavirus. The state report says 1,593 new cases were confirmed on March 3, 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, 191,534 cases have tested positive on the antibody, or serology, test.

As of March 3, 2021, the state reports that 2,154,840 vaccines have been administered.

On March 3, in Columbus, 12,916 people have tested positive for COVID-19, total, and 330 have died, according to the latest DPH report.

Neighboring counties are still seeing the number of positive cases increase nearby. Chattahoochee County reported 2,683 total cases today, March 3. There were 5,583 total cases confirmed in Troup County and 2,010 total cases in Harris County, as of the March 3 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: