After the first three COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in Brantley County, the county reported its first death linked to the new coronavirus Tuesday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Ware County was the Southeast Georgia county tracked by News4Jax that showed the biggest increase, with a total of 37 cases reported Tuesday. There have been a total of five COVID-19 deaths reported in Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax: three in Ware County, one in Pierce County and one in Brantley County. Fulton County still has the highest number of confirmed cases in Georgia with 1,185, and 39 deaths reported. The small Southwest Georgia county of Dougherty has 56 reported deaths, the most of any county in the state, and 973 confirmed cases as of Tuesday evening.

The first three COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in Brantley County, the only Southeast Georgia that had not yet seen a confirmed case of the new coronavirus, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Of the confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, 101 cases have been reported in Southeast Georgia, with 16 new cases reported Monday night: the three cases in Brantley County (up two cases from Monday morning), 28 cases in Ware County (up six cases), 23 cases in Pierce County (up two cases), 15 cases in Camden County (up six cases) and three cases in Chalton County (up one case). There was no change in the number of cases reported in Glynn County (29 cases). Fulton County still has the highest number of confirmed cases in Georgia with 1,053, and 32 deaths reported. The small Southwest Georgia county of Dougherty has had 44 reported deaths, the most of any county in the state, and 722 confirmed cases.