Thursday: Coweta reports 60 new cases, 3 hospitalizations
From Staff Reports
The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Thursday, Dec. 17. A technical issue continues to delay information regarding the data on patient census (hospital and ICU bed occupancy and ventilator usage). As soon as that issue is fixed, it will return to the Georgia portion of the below story.
COWETA COUNTY CASES
Coweta County confirmed 60 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, which is tied for the 5th-highest single day total since the pandemic began. It’s the 9th straight day above 30 cases and 34th consecutive day in double-digits. Other Thursday numbers included 3 hospitalizations and 1 death removed from the cumulative totals.
In the past 48 hours, the age groups of 15-24, 35-44 and 45-54 year olds each had 19 new cases of COVID with the group 55-64 posting 18.
Here is the breakdown of age groups of Confirmed COVID-19 cases and changes (past 48 hours) in Coweta County:
Ages 0 – 4 … 63 cases (+1 case)
Ages 5 – 14 … 239 cases (+12 cases)
Ages 15 – 24 … 697 cases (+19 cases)
Ages 25 – 34 … 669 cases (+16 cases)
Ages 35 – 44 … 654 cases (+19 cases)
Ages 45 – 54 … 771 cases(+19 cases)
Ages 55 – 64 … 620 cases (+18 cases)
Ages 65 – 74 … 379 cases (+11 cases)
Ages 75 – 84 … 183 cases (+4 cases)
Ages 85-plus … 81 cases (no change)
Age Unknown … 6 cases (no change)
In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 2254, Males 2090, Unknown 18.
In Coweta, the cases by race …White 2417, Black 943, Asian 38, Other 2, Unknown 962.
For the month of December, the county has posted 709 cases for an average of 41.7 per day with 4 deaths and 19 hospitalizations. The 709 cases is 2nd-highest monthly total, trailing only August with 953 cases. The 41.7 daily rate is ahead of the high mark for a month which was 30.7, also in August.
To date, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 4362 cases, 72 deaths (with an additional 5 probable deaths) and 196 hospitalizations. Coweta is 25th among all Georgia counties in cumulative cases.
The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 8.5 percent, and in the last two weeks, is at 12.9 percent.
GEORGIA CASES
On Thursday, Georgia confirmed 5835 new cases of COVID-19 which is the 2nd-highest total in a single day. It trails only 6062 recorded on Dec. 10. It’s the 19th time the state has been above 4000 cases in a day. Other Thursday numbers included 56 deaths, 300 hospitalizations and 31 ICU admits.
Overall, Georgia has recorded cumulative totals of 494,173 cases, 9358 deaths, 38,718 hospitalizations and 6967 ICU admits.
The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 9.6 percent, and in the last two weeks, it stands at 13.1 percent.
Georgia’s single-day highs follow: cases (6062 on Dec. 10); deaths (122 on Aug. 11); hospitalizations (506 on April 7); ICU admits (97 on Aug. 12).
CASES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
The confirmed cases-deaths in neighboring counties and changes (past 24 hours).
Fulton … 44,255 – 714 (+562 cases, +5 deaths)
Carroll … 4754 – 89 (+31 cases, –1 death)
Coweta … 4362 – 72 (+60 cases, –1 death)
Troup … 3645 – 120 (+44 cases)
Fayette … 3196 – 65 (+38 cases, +1 death)
Spalding … 2273 – 81 (+61 cases, +1 death)
Meriwether … 717 – 19 (+8 cases)
Heard … 377 – 9 (+7 cases, +1 death)
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY REPORT – COWETA COUNTY
The Long-Term Care Report with data from Coweta County facilities is below.
The report originates from the Georgia Department of Community Health and lists the cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases for residents and staff, as well as the number of deaths and number of residents who have recovered.
Data below includes the Dec. 17 (Thursday) data.
Ansley Park Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 2 residents, 0 deaths, 10 staff
Avalon Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 47 residents, 11 deaths, 23 staff, 35 residents recovered
Benton House of Newnan – PCH … 0 residents, 0 deaths, 1 staff
Insignia of Newnan – PCH … 27 residents, 5 deaths, 10 staff, 16 residents recovered
Monarch House – PCH … 0 residents, 0 deaths, 1 staff
Newnan Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 46 residents, 12 deaths, 21 staff, 42 residents recovered
Watercrest Assisted Living & Memory Care – PCH … 3 residents, 0 deaths, 10 staff, 3 residents recovered
Wesley Woods of Newnan/PTC – NH … 0 residents, 0 deaths, 4 staff
Abbreviations: NH (Nursing Home), PCH (Personal Care Home)
To view this report in its entirety, visit: https://dch.georgia.gov/.
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 … 41 cases (1.4 per day), 2 deaths
April … 154 cases (5.1 per day), 2 deaths
May … 222 cases (7.2 per day), 5 deaths, 14 hospitalizations
June … 250 cases (8.3 per day), 6 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
July … 629 cases (20.3 per day), 4 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
August … 953 cases (30.7 per day), 7 deaths, 16 hospitalizations
September … 379 cases (12.6 per day), 21 deaths, 24 hospitalizations
October … 385 cases (12.4 per day), 16 deaths, 20 hospitalizations
November … 640 cases (21.3 per day), 5 deaths, 25 hospitalizations
December … 709 cases (41.7 per day), 4 deaths, 19 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 953 cases (August), 30.7 cases per day (August), 21 deaths (September) and 32 hospitalizations (July).
COWETA COUNTY WEEK-BY-WEEK
The week-by-week cumulative breakdown for the past 4 weeks and the present week 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
Nov. 15-21 … 255 cases (36.4 per day), 3 deaths, 5 hospitalizations
Nov. 22-28 … 202 cases (28.9 per day), 1 death, 12 hospitalizations
Nov. 29-Dec. 5 … 185 cases (26.4 per day), 3 deaths, 8 hospitalizations
Dec. 6-12 … 300 cases (42.9 per day), 1 death, 4 hospitalizations
Dec. 13-19 … 257 cases (51.4 per day), 0 deaths, 8 hospitalizations
Single-week highs: 300 cases (Dec. 6-12), 42.9 cases per day (Dec. 6-12), 6 deaths (Sept. 6-12) and 11 hospitalizations (July 26-Aug. 1).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since Dec. 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Tuesday, Dec. 1 … 3675 cases (+22), 68 deaths (0), 178 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 … 3711 cases (+36), 69 deaths (+1), 182 hospitalized (+4)
Thursday, Dec. 3 … 3740 cases (+29), 69 deaths (0), 184 hospitalized (+2)
Friday, Dec. 4 … 3779 cases (+39), 70 deaths (+1), 184 hospitalized (0)
Saturday, Dec. 5 … 3805 cases (+26), 71 deaths (+1), 184 hospitalized (0)
Sunday, Dec. 6 … 3831 cases (+26), 71 deaths (0), 184 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Dec. 7 … 3876 cases (+45), 71 deaths (0), 185 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, Dec. 8 … 3904 cases (+28), 71 deaths (0), 186 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Dec. 9 … 3950 cases (+46), 71 deaths (0), 186 hospitalized (0)
Thursday, Dec. 10 … 4003 cases (+53), 71 deaths (0), 186 hospitalized (0)
Friday, Dec. 11 … 4056 cases (+53), 72 deaths (+1), 187 hospitalized (+1)
Saturday, Dec. 12 … 4105 cases (+49), 72 deaths (0), 188 hospitalized (+1)
Sunday, Dec. 13 … 4165 cases (+60), 72 deaths (0), 188 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Dec. 14 … 4202 cases (+37), 72 deaths (0), 188 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Dec. 15 … 4243 cases (+41), 72 deaths (0), 192 hospitalized (+4)
Wednesday, Dec. 16 … 4302 cases (+59), 73 deaths (+1), 193 hospitalized (+1)
Thursday, Dec. 17 … 4362 cases (+60), 72 deaths (–1), 196 hospitalized (+3)
Single-day highs: 67 cases (Nov. 17), 4 deaths (Aug. 13), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 41 consecutive days in double-digit cases (July 21-Aug. 30).
The next Daily Status Report generated by the Georgia Department of Public Health will be at 3 p.m. on Friday.
To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
