People with mild COVID-19 symptoms may be causing surge in cases

COLQUITT COUNTY, Ga. – In their most recent report, The Georgia Department of Public Health daily COVID-19 status report says that Colquitt County and Tift County are now averaging nearly 20 new cases of COVID-19 a day. 

The two counties have become emerging hotspots in the Southwest Georgia region.

Colquitt alone has had 80 newly confirmed coronavirus cases in the last two days.

Dr. Howard Melton with the Colquitt Regional Medical Center says that coronavirus testing has ramped up in the region however, that isn’t necessarily the reason why more cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the area.

“Some of it is that there is more testing available so we’re getting more positive tests and the acuity keeps going down the death rate keeps going down that’s because we’re identifying all these people that are minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic that are still positive for the disease.”