Weekly Report: Coweta cases fall slightly, but Georgia sees significant increase
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County weekly number of new COVID-19 cases fell for the first time in almost two months, but Georgia is experiencing some notable increases in many categories.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, January 4 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
For the first time in eight weeks, Coweta County saw a decrease in new cases with 175 for the reporting period of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. It was a slight decrease of 8 with the average number of new cases per day at 25.0.
Coweta also recorded 0 deaths for the second consecutive week and saw a drop in hospitalizations with 15 (down 6).
For the month of December, Coweta finished with 724 new COVID-19 cases (23.4 per day), 3 deaths and 82 hospitalizations. The cases were the 11th highest monthly total for Coweta since the pandemic started 34 months ago while the hospitalizations were the 9th highest total.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 200,145 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Jan. 4 with 291 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 13.8 percent on Jan. 4, with the two-week infection rate increasing to 28.2 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.7 and 22.7, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 27,116 cases, 453 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,078 hospitalizations through Jan. 4 from when the pandemic began some 34-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
Last week statewide, Georgia numbers fell in four of the five major COVID-19 categories. That’s not the case for the reporting week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4 as all five categories saw noteworthy increases.
Georgia confirmed 9,148 cases for an average of 1,306.8 per day last week, rising by 1,305 cases from the previous week of Dec. 22-28. It’s the fifth consecutive week for the state to be above 7,000 new cases and the most cases since 13,594 the last week of August 2022.
The other categories on the rise included deaths with 75 (up 46), hospitalizations with 785 (up 133), ICU admits at 45 (up 22), and COVID patients hospitalized with 1,495 or 8.9 percent (up 256). It’s the sixth straight week to see an increase in COVID patients hospitalized and the most since Aug. 9, 2022.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate increasing from 17.9 percent last week to 21.5 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,306,382 cases, 34,374 deaths, 133,850 hospitalizations and 17,357 ICU admits through Jan. 4 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 … 724 cases (23.4 per day), 3 deaths, 82 hospitalizations
January 2023 … 66 cases (16.5 per day), 0 deaths, 9 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. 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
Dec. 29-Jan. 4 … 175 cases (25.0 per day), 0 deaths, 15 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 December 7 to January 4 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
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^^)
Thursday, Dec. 29 … 26,943 cases (+2), 453 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 30 … 27,013 cases (+70), 453 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 31 … 27,050 cases (+37), 453 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Jan. 1 … 27,052 cases (+2), 453 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 2 … 27,053 cases (+1), 453 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 3 … 27,053 cases (0), 453 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Jan. 4 … 27,116 cases (+63), 453 deaths (0), 2,078 hospitalizations (+15^^)
^^ 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.
