TIFTON – Tift County reported two COVID-19-related deaths and about 45 new virus cases during the past week, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Tift County has reported 59 deaths related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the GDPH early this week. 

Tift County has reported more than 1,860 cases since the pandemic began earlier this year, according to the GDPH.

The county has reported 230 Tift residents have been hospitalized because of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to the GDPH.