ATLANTA — Georgia has passed 35,000 COVID-19 cases overnight.

As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, the state reported 35,245 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,493 related deaths.

The 35,245 cases are up from 34,848 cases and 1,494 deaths at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The death total decreased by one from Tuesday as part of a correction to a reporting error, according to the health department.

The public health department reports 6,228 people have been hospitalized due to coronavirus and 1,480 people have been admitted into intensive care units; however, the website notes the number could be underreported. 

All 159 counties have reported cases.

More than 3,400 health care workers have tested positive for coronavirus — 82% of whom are female and 18% of whom are male.

Now, after state officials urged Georgians to get tested, nearly 274,000 people have been tested.

The Georgia State Public Health Lab has reported 2,485 positive results and commercial labs have reported 32,735 positive results.

The department reported black Georgians account for 12,393 cases while white Georgians account for 10,587 cases. The race of 4,677 cases is still unknown and more than 5,000 cases are designated as missing.

As of Tuesday, Kemp said during a coronavirus update, nursing home residents and staff make up 18.5% of the state’s total positive cases and residents make up 49% of the state’s total deaths.

Georgia has deployed Nation Guardsmen to 142 nursing homes across the state to conduct aggressive infection control measures. According to Kemp, 46% of all residents and 24% of staff at such facilities have been tested.

The state estimates there are still 46,000 residents and staff who need to be tested.