Weekly Report: Coweta County has fewest new cases since November
From Staff Reports
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data from February 16-22, 2023, from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County had the fewest number of new COVID-19 cases the past reporting week of Feb. 16-22 with 68, since recording 66 the week of Nov. 10-16, 2022. It was a decrease of 25 cases from the previous week. The county averaged 9.7 cases per day which was the first time below a double-digit average since early November 2022.
Overall, new cases was the only category to see a decrease. Coweta did have 1 death in the past week (up 1) and 9 hospitalizations (no change).
For the month of February, Coweta has posted 288 new cases (13.1 per day) with 3 deaths and 34 hospitalizations.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 201,687 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Feb. 22 with 121 last week. The Coweta and Georgia vaccination rates follow – Coweta is at 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 67 percent), 52 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 59 percent), 47 percent have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 47 percent), and 24 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 27 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta is 13.8 percent this week, with the two-week infection rate dropping to 16.8 percent (from 17.1 last week).
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 27,822 cases, 459 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,157 hospitalizations through Feb. 22 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.
COWETA COUNTY BY THE NUMBERS – February 16-22
Previous Week – 68 (average 9.7 per day) / Previous Week – 93 / Trend – down 25
Total Number of Deaths: 1 / Previous Week – 0 / Trend – up 1
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 9 / Previous Week – 9 / Trend – No Change
THE LAST TIME
Coweta had 200-or-more cases in a week: 203 (Sept. 1-7, 2022)
Coweta had 500-or-more cases in a week: 789 (Jan. 22-28, 2022)
Coweta had 1,000-or-more cases in a week: 1,123 (Jan. 8-14, 2022)
Coweta had 5-or-more deaths in a week: 6 (Feb. 19-25, 2022)
Coweta had 10-or-more deaths in a week: 14 (Feb. 12-18, 2022)
Coweta had 30-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 39 (Aug. 4-10, 2022)
Coweta had 60-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 67 (Dec. 25-31, 2021)
COWETA COUNTY MONTH-BY MONTH
The 2023 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
January 2023 … 484 cases (15.6 per day), 3 deaths, 54 hospitalizations
February 2023 … 288 cases (13.1 per day), 3 deaths, 34 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
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
Jan. 5-11 … 167 cases (23.9 per day), 1 death, 13 hospitalized
Jan. 12-18 … 103 cases (14.7 per day), 0 deaths, 15 hospitalized
Jan. 19-25 … 78 cases (11.1 per day), 2 deaths, 7 hospitalized
Jan. 26-Feb. 1 … 84 cases (12.0 per day), 1 death, 10 hospitalized
Feb. 2-8 … 113 cases (16.1 per day), 1 death, 16 hospitalized
Feb. 9-15 … 93 cases (13.3 per day), 0 deaths, 9 hospitalized
Feb. 16-22 … 68 cases (9.7 per day), 1 death, 9 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 February 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Feb. 1 … 27,548 cases (+14), 457 deaths (+1), 2,123 hospitalizations (+10*)
Thursday, Feb. 2 … 27,565 cases (+17), 457 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Feb. 3 … 27,588 cases (+23), 457 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Feb. 4 … 27,611 cases (+23), 457 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Feb. 5 … 27,625 cases (+14), 457 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Feb. 6 … 27,634 cases (+9), 457 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Feb. 7 … 27,646 cases (+12), 458 deaths (+1), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 8 … 27,661 cases (+15), 458 deaths (0), 2,139 hospitalizations (+16*)
Thursday, Feb. 9 … 27,675 cases (+14), 458 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Feb. 10 … 27,687 cases (+12), 458 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Feb. 11 … 27,701 cases (+14), 458 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Feb. 12 … 27,702 cases (+1), 458 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Feb. 13 … 27,702 cases (0), 458 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Feb. 14 … 27,738 cases (+36), 458 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 15 … 27,754 cases (+16), 458 deaths (0), 2,148 hospitalizations (+9*)
Thursday, Feb. 16 … 27,763 cases (+9), 458 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Feb. 17 … 27,778 cases (+15), 459 deaths (+1), not available
Saturday, Feb. 18 … 27,783 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Feb. 19 … 27,792 cases (+9), 459 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Feb. 20 … 27,799 cases (+7), 459 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Feb. 21 … 27,804 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 22 … 27,822 cases (+18), 459 deaths (0), 2,157 hospitalizations (+9*)
* 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)
GEORGIA
Georgia had declines in two of the four major COVID-19 categories for the week of February 16-22.
Georgia confirmed 3,676 cases for an average of 525.1 per day last week, falling by 804 cases from the previous week. It’s the lowest number of new cases in a week for the state since 3,086 the week of Nov. 17-23, 2022.
The other category to have a decrease was hospitalizations with 419, down 68 from the prior week.
Two categories had increases – deaths with 65 (up 8) and ICU admits of 43 (up 16).
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week remains at 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate falling to 10.9 percent (11.6 percent last week).
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,345,054 cases, 35,000 deaths, 137,960 hospitalizations and 17,627 ICU admits through Feb. 22 from when the pandemic began in March 2020.
GEORGIA BY THE NUMBERS – February 16-22
Total Number of New Cases : 3,676 (average 525.1 per day) / Previous Week – 4,480 / Trend – down 804
Total Number of Deaths: 65 / Previous Week – 57 / Trend – up 8
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 419 / Previous Week – 487 / Trend – down 68
Total Number of ICU Admits: 43 / Previous Week – 27 / Trend – up 16
THE LAST TIME
Georgia had 7,500-or-more cases in a week: 9,022 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 15,000-or-more cases in a week: 17,286 (Aug. 18-24, 2022)
Georgia had 20,000-or-more cases in a week: 20,252 (July 28-Aug. 3, 2022)
Georgia had 120-or-more deaths in a week: 123 (Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023)
Georgia had 750-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 864 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 1,000-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 1,017 (July 21-27, 2022)
Georgia had 50-or-more ICU admits in a week: 54 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 75-or-more ICU admits in a week: 83 (July 7-13, 2022)
