Weekly Report: Cases, hospitalizations continue to rise in Coweta
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County recorded over 300 new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week while hospitalizations rose to levels not seen since January.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, July 27 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County surpassed the 300-mark for new COVID-19 cases in the past week (July 21-27) with 361 or an average of 51.5 per day. It’s the third straight week above 300 and the most in a seven-day period in 25 weeks (398 from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4).
The daily high number of cases came on Monday, July 25 with 90, the most since 120 were posted on June 1. In fact, Coweta posted 30 cases-or-more six days in the past week. Coweta did snap a string of 53 days in-a-row with 10-or-more cases on Sunday with only 6 confirmed. The streak had begun on May 31.
Hospitalizations rose to 40 in the past week, an increase of 15. That’s the most hospitalizations in a week for Coweta since 43 (Jan. 22-28).
Coweta did not confirm any deaths in the past week (down 1 from the previous week).
For the month of July, Coweta has recorded 1,280 cases (47.4 per day), 5 deaths, 120 hospitalizations. It’s the 6th-highest total for cases in a month since the pandemic started in March 2020.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, Coweta County has reported 185,614 vaccines applied thru July 27 with 700 last week. The Coweta vaccination rate is 56 percent for people with one dose (Georgia is at 65 percent) and 51 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 57 percent) as of July 20. In addition, 44 percent of Coweta residents have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 43 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta was 13.5 percent on July 27, with the two-week infection rate rising to 31.0 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.3 and 29.2 respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 23,903 cases, 436 deaths (with an additional 64 probable deaths) and 1,721 hospitalizations thru July 27 from when the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 20th in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases, 14th in deaths due to COVID and 16th in COVID-related hospitalizations.
GEORGIA
Statewide, Georgia posted increases in three COVID-19 categories for the week of July 21-27 and a decline in one area.
Georgia confirmed 21,618 cases for an average of 3,088.3 per day for last week – rising by 1,873 cases from the previous week of July 14-20.
Other totals from July 21-27 included 92 deaths (down 9 from the previous week), 1,017 hospitalizations (up 243) and 58 ICU admits (up 10).
The number of COVID patients hospitalized on July 27 was 1,474 or 9.1 percent of all people hospitalized in Georgia. It was an increase of 80 from the previous week and the 14th consecutive week this number has risen. The last time COVID patients hospitalized was this high was in early March 2022.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia is 12.5 percent on July 27, with the two-week infection rate standing at 24.2 percent.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,126,403 cases, 32,396 deaths, 119,705 hospitalizations and 16,499 ICU admits thru July 27 from when the pandemic began.
COWETA COUNTY MONTH-BY MONTH
The month-by-month cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Coweta County from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
MONTH … Confirmed Cases, Deaths, Hospitalizations
March 2020 … 41 cases (1.4 per day), 2 deaths
April 2020 … 154 cases (5.1 per day), 2 deaths
May 2020 … 222 cases (7.2 per day), 5 deaths, 14 hospitalizations
June 2020 … 250 cases (8.3 per day), 6 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
July 2020 … 629 cases (20.3 per day), 4 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
August 2020 … 953 cases (30.7 per day), 7 deaths, 16 hospitalizations
September 2020 … 379 cases (12.6 per day), 21 deaths, 24 hospitalizations
October 2020 … 385 cases (12.4 per day), 16 deaths, 20 hospitalizations
November 2020 … 640 cases (21.3 per day), 5 deaths, 25 hospitalizations
December 2020 … 1,620 cases (52.3 per day), 10 deaths, 36 hospitalizations
January 2021 …1,866 cases (60.2 per day), 31 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
February 2021 … 886 cases (31.6 per day), 41 deaths, 39 hospitalizations
March 2021 … 373 cases (12.0 per day), 30 deaths, 29 hospitalizations
April 2021 … 247 cases (8.2 per day), 25 deaths, 39 hospitalizations
May 2021 … 181 cases (5.8 per day), 4 deaths, 34 hospitalizations
June 2021 … 70 cases (2.5 per day), 8 deaths, 24 hospitalizations
July 2021 … 212 cases (7.1 per day), 5 deaths, 10 hospitalizations
August 2021 … 1,626 cases (52.4 per day), 13 deaths, 95 hospitalizations
September 2021 … 1,558 (51.9 per day), 46 deaths, 199 hospitalizations
October 2021 … 428 cases (13.8 per day), 53 deaths, 94 hospitalizations
November 2021 … 310 cases (10.3 per day), 13 deaths, 66 hospitalizations
December 2021 … 2,633 cases (84.9 per day), 12 deaths, 147 hospitalizations
January 2022 … 4,462 cases (143.9 per day), 15 deaths, 221 hospitalizations
February 2022 … 629 cases (22.5 per day), 40 deaths, 77 hospitalizations
March 2022 … 107 cases (3.5 per day), 5 deaths, 75 hospitalizations
April 2022 … 184 cases (6.1 per day), 7 deaths, 40 hospitalizations
May 2022 … 496 cases (16.0 per day), 3 deaths, 89 hospitalizations
June 2022 … 1,073 cases (35.8 per day), 2 deaths, 78 hospitalizations
July 2022 … 1,280 cases (47.4 per day), 5 deaths, 120 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 4462 cases (January 2022), 143.9 cases per day (January 2022), 53 deaths (October 2021) and 221 hospitalizations (January 2022).
COWETA COUNTY WEEK-BY-WEEK
The week-by-week cumulative breakdown for the past 12 weeks of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Coweta County from the Georgia Department of Public Health is listed below.
WEEK … Confirmed Cases (Avg. per day), Deaths, Hospitalizations
May 5-11 … 94 cases (13.4 per day), 2 deaths, 28 hospitalized
May 12-18 … 133 cases (19.0 per day), 0 deaths, 17 hospitalized
May 19-25 … 162 cases (23.1 per day), 1 death, 12 hospitalized
May 26-June 1 … 165 cases (23.6 per day), 0 deaths, 12 hospitalized
June 2-8 … 200 cases (28.5 per day), 0 deaths, 15 hospitalized
June 9-15 … 221 cases (31.6 per day), 1 death, 17 hospitalized
June 16-22 … 264 cases (37.7 per day), 0 deaths, 24 hospitalized
June 23-29 … 250 cases (36.3 per day), 1 death, 22 hospitalized
June 30-July 6 … 276 cases (39.4 per day), 3 deaths, 32 hospitalized
July 7-13 … 327 cases (46.7 per day), 1 death, 23 hospitalized
July 14-20 … 334 cases (47.7 per day), 1 death, 25 hospitalized
July 21-27 … 361 cases (51.5 per day), 0 deaths, 40 hospitalized
Single-week highs: 1561 cases (Jan. 1-7, 2022), 223.0 cases per day (Jan. 1-7, 2022), 15 deaths (2 times, last Oct. 9-15, 2021) and 76 hospitalizations (Sept. 18-24, 2021).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since July 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Friday, July 1 … 22,643 cases (+20), 433 deaths (+2), not available
Saturday, July 2 … 22,710 cases (+67), 433 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, July 3 … 22,785 cases (+75), 433 deaths (0), not available
Monday, July 4 … 22,820 cases (+35), 433 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, July 5 … 22,840 cases (+20), 433 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, July 6 … 22,881 cases (+41), 434 deaths (+1), 1,633 hospitalizations (+32^^)
Thursday, July 7 … 22,928 cases (+47), 434 deaths (0), not available
Friday, July 8 … 22,976 cases (+48), 435 deaths (+1), not available
Saturday, July 9 … 23,026 cases (+50), 435 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, July 10 … 23,075 cases (+49), 435 deaths (0), not available
Monday, July 11 … 23,120 cases (+45), 435 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, July 12 … 23,156 cases (+36), 435 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, July 13 … 23,208 cases (+52), 435 deaths (0), 1,656 hospitalizations (+23^^)
Thursday, July 14 … 23,246 cases (+38), 435 deaths (0), not available
Friday, July 15 … 23,296 cases (+50), 435 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, July 16 … 23,343 cases (+47), 435 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, July 17 … 23,384 cases (+41), 435 deaths (0), not available
Monday, July 18 … 23,431 cases (+47), 435 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, July 19 … 23,486 cases (+55), 435 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, July 20 … 23,542 cases (+56), 436 deaths (+1), 1,681 hospitalizations (+25^^)
Thursday, July 21 … 23,596 cases (+54), 436 deaths (0), not available
Friday, July 22 … 23,661 cases (+65), 436 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, July 23 … 23,709 cases (+48), 436 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, July 24 … 23,715 cases (+6), 436 deaths (0), not available
Monday, July 25 … 23,805 cases (+90), 436 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, July 26 … 23,843 cases (+38), 436 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, July 27 … 23,903 cases (+60), 436 deaths (0), 1,721 hospitalizations (+40^^)
^^ denotes 7-day total (Thursday thru Wednesday)
Single-day highs: 386 cases (Dec. 30, 2021), 6 deaths (2 times, last Oct. 15, 2021), 26 hospitalizations (Jan. 27, 2022), 118 consecutive days with 10-or-more cases (Nov. 14, 2020-March 12, 2021), 15 consecutive days with 100-or-more cases (Dec. 28, 2021-Jan. 11, 2022)
The Daily Status Report generated by the Georgia Department of Public Health publishes each Wednesday at 3 p.m.
To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
