COVID-19 Update

The Columbia County Department of Health has released its numbers for today. Since yesterday, there have have thirteen new cases of COVID-19--the second highest number of new cases in one day since this all began. There have also been four more recoveries. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 remains at fourteen, but two more of those hospitalized are now in the ICU.

As of 3 p.m. on April 30, 2020:

• Columbia County has had 13 community members that have passed away from COVID-19
• 188 positive cases of COVID-19
• 92 of the 188 cases have recovered from COVID-19 
• 14 of the positive cases are hospitalized, 6 of those hospitalized are in the ICU
• We have received 1,338 test results completed for Columbia County residents
• 138 residents are under mandatory quarantine and 21 under precautionary quarantine