Weekly Report: Coweta sees increases in new cases for 7th straight week
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – For the seventh consecutive week, Coweta County has reported an increase in new COVID-19 cases.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, December 28 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 183 new COVID-19 cases in the past reporting week – which included the Christmas weekend – for Dec. 22-28. It was an increase of 7 new cases but an average of 26.1 per day last week. Each day of the week was in double-digits for new cases with a high of 39 on Christmas Day. Also, Coweta has strung together 15 straight days of 10-or-more new cases which is the longest streak since mid-July.
Coweta recorded 0 deaths (down 2) – for the second time in three weeks – and 21 hospitalizations (up 3).
For the month of December, Coweta has had 615 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths and 76 hospitalizations. The cases and hospitalizations are the most in a month since August earlier this year.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 199,854 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Dec. 28 with 256 last week. The Coweta and Georgia vaccination rates follow – Coweta is at 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 66 percent), 52 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 58 percent), 46 percent have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 46 percent), and 24 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 27 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta was 13.7 percent on Dec. 28, with the two-week infection rate increasing to 22.7 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.7 and 18.3, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 26,941 cases, 453 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,063 hospitalizations through Dec. 28 from when the pandemic began some 33-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 numbers fell in four of the five major COVID-19 categories for the week of Dec. 22-28.
Georgia confirmed 7,843 cases for an average of 1,120.4 per day last week, falling by 900 cases from the previous reporting period of Dec. 15-21. It’s the fourth consecutive week for the state to be above 7,000 new cases.
Other categories with decreases included deaths with 29 (down 55), hospitalizations with 652 (down 92), and ICU admits at 23 (down 7).
The only number to increase was COVID patients hospitalized with 1,239 or 7.7 percent. That’s a rise of 232 COVID patients hospitalized statewide in the past week and fifth straight week to see an increase.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate increasing from 14.6 percent last week to 17.9 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,297,234 cases, 34,299 deaths, 133,065 hospitalizations and 17,312 ICU admits through Dec. 28 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 … 198 cases (6.4 per day), 2 deaths, 34 hospitalizations
November 2022 … 320 cases (10.7 per day), 3 deaths, 30 hospitalizations
December 2022 … 615 cases (21.9 per day), 3 deaths, 76 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
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
Oct. 20-26 … 32 cases (4.6 per day), 0 deaths, 12 hospitalized
Oct. 27-Nov. 2 … 62 cases (8.8 per day), 1 death, 8 hospitalized
Nov. 3-9 … 50 cases (7.1 per day), 0 deaths, 2 hospitalized
Nov. 10-16 … 66 cases (9.4 per day), 1 deaths, 11 hospitalized
Nov. 17-23 … 79 cases (11.3 per day), 1 death, 8 hospitalized
Nov. 24-30 … 114 cases (16.3 per day), 1 death, 9 hospitalized
Dec. 1-7 … 117 cases (16.7 per day), 1 death, 16 hospitalized
Dec. 8-14 … 139 cases (19.8 per day), 0 deaths, 21 hospitalized
Dec. 15-21 … 176 cases (25.1 per day), 2 deaths, 18 hospitalized
Dec. 22-28 … 183 cases (26.1 per day), 0 deaths, 21 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 November 30 to December 28 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Nov. 30 … 26,326 cases (+24), 450 deaths (0), 1,987 hospitalizations (+9^^)
Thursday, Dec. 1 … 26,348 cases (+12), 450 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 2 … 26,357 cases (+9), 450 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 3 … 26,360 cases (+3), 450 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Dec. 4 … 26,360 cases (0), 451 deaths (+1), not available
Monday, Dec. 5 … 26,361 cases (+1), 451 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Dec. 6 … 26,366 cases (+5), 451 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Dec. 7 … 26,443 cases (+77), 451 deaths (0), 2,003 hospitalizations (+16^^)
Thursday, Dec. 8 … 26,473 cases (+30), 451 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 9 … 26,497 cases (+24), 451 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 10 … 26,519 cases (+22), 451 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Dec. 11 … 26,521 cases (+2), 451 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Dec. 12 … 26,522 cases (+1), 451 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Dec. 13 … 26,526 cases (+4), 451 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Dec. 14 … 26,582 cases (+56), 451 deaths (0), 2,024 hospitalizations (+21^^)
Thursday, Dec. 15 … 26,616 cases (+34), 451 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 16 … 26,644 cases (+28), 451 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 17 … 26,669 cases (+25), 453 deaths (+2), not available
Sunday, Dec. 18 … 26,694 cases (+25), 453 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Dec. 19 … 26,704 cases (+10), 453 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Dec. 20 … 26,725 cases (+21), 453 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Dec. 21 … 26,758 cases (+33), 453 deaths (0), 2,042 hospitalizations (+18^^)
Thursday, Dec. 22 … 26,793 cases (+35), 453 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 23 … 26,823 cases (+30), 453 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 24 … 26,851 cases (+28), 453 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Dec. 25 … 26,890 cases (+39), 453 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Dec. 26 … 26,902 cases (+12), 453 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Dec. 27 … 26,914 cases (+12), 453 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Dec. 28 … 26,941 cases (+27), 453 deaths (0), 2,063 hospitalizations (+21^^)
^^ 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.
