Weekly Report: Cases again on the increase in Coweta County
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County reported increases in two of the major COVID-19 categories in the past week.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, October 19 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 51 new COVID-19 cases in the past week of Oct. 13-19, which was an increase of 22 from a week earlier (Oct. 6-12). Coweta averaged 7.3 cases per day with a single-day high of 17 on Thursday, Oct. 13.
Coweta also recorded 0 deaths (no change) and 5 hospitalizations (up 1) last week. The past two-week total of hospitalizations (9) is the fewest since 5 was recorded the weeks of July 17-23 and July 24-30, 2021.
In October, Coweta has confirmed a total of 115 cases (6.1 per day) with 1 death and 14 hospitalizations. It’s the lowest number of hospitalizations in a month since 10 in July 2021.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 193,350 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Oct. 19 with 1,114 last week. The Coweta vaccination rate remains unchanged from a week ago – 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 66 percent), 51 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 58 percent), 45 percent have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 45 percent), and 23 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 26 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta was 13.8 percent on Oct. 19, with the two-week infection rate dropping to 5.8 percent (the lowest two-week rate since mid-April). Last week, those test rates were at 13.9 and 6.4 respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 25,923 cases, 446 deaths (with an additional 67 probable deaths) and 1,937 hospitalizations thru Oct. 19 from when the pandemic began some 31-plus months ago. Coweta ranks 19th in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases, 14th in deaths due to COVID and 16th in COVID-related hospitalizations.
GEORGIA
Statewide, Georgia experienced slight increases in four of five major COVID-19 categories for the week of Oct. 13-19.
Georgia confirmed 2,814 cases for an average of 402 per day last week – rising by 240 cases from the previous week of Oct. 6-12. It was the first time in 9 consecutive week that cases increased in the state.
Other totals that rose last week included 92 deaths (up 29), 467 hospitalizations (up 68) and 42 ICU admits (up 12).
The number of COVID patients hospitalized was the only category to decrease, which it did by 36. The Oct. 19 total was listed at 521 or 3.4 percent of all people hospitalized in Georgia.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.6 percent, with the two-week infection rate falling from 5.7 percent last week to 5.5 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,246,700 cases, 33,679 deaths, 127,881 hospitalizations and 17,022 ICU admits thru Oct. 19 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 … 1,479 cases (47.7 per day), 5 deaths, 136 hospitalizations
August 2022 … 1,231 cases (39.7 per day), 5 deaths, 124 hospitalizations
September 2022 … 475 cases (15.8 per day), 4 deaths, 62 hospitalizations
October 2022 … 115 cases (6.1 per day), 1 death, 14 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
July 28-Aug. 3 … 320 cases (45.7 per day), 0 deaths, 34 hospitalized
Aug. 4-10 … 285 cases (40.7 per day), 2 deaths, 39 hospitalized
Aug. 11-17 … 265 cases (37.9 per day), 1 death, 25 hospitalized
Aug. 18-24 … 320 cases (45.7 per day), 2 deaths, 17 hospitalized
Aug. 25-31 … 240 cases (34.2 per day), 0 deaths, 25 hospitalized
Sept. 1-7 … 203 cases (29.0 per day), 1 death, 24 hospitalized
Sept. 8-14 … 111 cases (15.8 per day), 2 deaths, 16 hospitalized
Sept. 15-21 … 69 cases (9.8 per day), 1 death, 14 hospitalized
Sept. 22-28 … 72 cases (10.3 per day), 0 deaths, 6 hospitalized
Sept. 29-Oct. 5 … 55 cases (7.8 per day), 1 death, 7 hospitalized
Oct. 6-12 … 29 cases (4.1 per day), 0 deaths, 4 hospitalized
Oct. 13-19 … 51 cases (7.3 per day), 0 deaths, 5 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 from September 21 to October 19 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Sept. 21 … 25,716 cases (+11), 445 deaths (0), 1,915 hospitalizations (+14^^)
Thursday, Sept. 22 … 25,730 cases (+14), 445 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Sept. 23 … 25,738 cases (+8), 445 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Sept. 24 … 25,747 cases (+9), 445 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Sept. 25 … 25,755 cases (+8), 445 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Sept. 26 … 25,765 cases (+10), 445 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Sept. 27 … 25,771 cases (+6), 445 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Sept. 28 … 25,788 cases (+17), 445 deaths (0), 1,921 hospitalizations (+6^^)
Thursday, Sept. 29 … 25,797 cases (+9), 445 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Sept. 30 … 25,808 cases (+11), 445 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Oct. 1 … 25,820 cases (+12), 446 deaths (+1), not available
Sunday, Oct. 2 … 25,829 cases (+9), 446 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Oct. 3 … 25,832 cases (+3), 446 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Oct. 4 … 25,837 cases (+5), 446 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Oct. 5 … 25,843 cases (+6), 446 deaths (0), 1,928 hospitalizations (+7^^)
Thursday, Oct. 6 … 25,853 cases (+10), 446 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Oct. 7 … 25,856 cases (+3), 446 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Oct. 8 … 25,858 cases (+2), 446 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Oct. 9 … 25,864 cases (+6), 446 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Oct. 10 … 25,866 cases (+2), 446 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Oct. 11 … 25,872 cases (+6), 446 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Oct. 12 … 25,872 cases (0), 446 deaths (0), 1,932 hospitalizations (+4^^)
Thursday, Oct. 13 … 25,889 cases (+17), 446 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Oct. 14 … 25,894 cases (+5), 446 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Oct. 15 … 25,901 cases (+7), 446 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Oct. 16 … 25,908 cases (+7), 446 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Oct. 17 … 25,914 cases (+6), 446 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Oct. 18 … 25,919 cases (+5), 446 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Oct. 19 … 25,923 cases (+4), 446 deaths (0), 1,937 hospitalizations (+5^^)
^^ 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.
