Tuesday: Coweta reports 17 new cases of COVID, 2 deaths
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County reported 2 deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, pushing February’s total to 26. Georgia confirmed the 2nd-highest single-day total with 179.
The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Tuesday, Feb. 16. Below is data from the Georgia DPH on Coweta County, neighboring counties and the state of Georgia.
COWETA COUNTY CASES
Coweta County confirmed 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 2 deaths and 0 hospitalizations. The county’s report also listed what is categorized as 1 probable death due to COVID but has not yet verified.
Case-wise, Coweta’s 17 on Tuesday extended its streak of double-digit cases to 95 days, dating from Nov. 14.
For the month of February, Coweta has posted 498 cases (31.1 per day), 26 deaths and 13 hospitalizations. Coweta’s 26 deaths already is the 2nd-highest total for a month, trailing only 31 in January.
The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 10.7 percent, and in the last two weeks has dropped to 8.6 percent (lowest since Nov. 24).
Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 7637 cases, 135 deaths (with an additional 12 probable deaths) and 259 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 24th in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases and 25th in deaths due to COVID.
On Tuesday, the age groups of 15-24 and 35-44 year olds had the most new COVID cases with 4 each.
Here is the breakdown of age groups of confirmed cumulative COVID-19 cases in Coweta County and changes (past 24 hours):
Ages 0 – 4 … 120 cases (no change)
Ages 5 – 14 … 475 cases (+1)
Ages 15 – 24 … 1095 cases (+4)
Ages 25 – 34 … 1114 cases (+1)
Ages 35 – 44 … 1151 cases (+4)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1365 cases (+3)
Ages 55 – 64 … 1119 cases (+3)
Ages 65 – 74 … 683 cases (no change)
Ages 75 – 84 … 344 cases (+2)
Ages 85-plus … 150 cases (no change)
Age Unknown … 21 cases (–1)
In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 4011, Males 3599, Unknown 27.
In Coweta, the cases by race …White 4300, Black 1549, Asian 81, Other 4, Unknown 1703.
Coweta County’s cumulative COVID totals
GEORGIA CASES
On Tuesday, Georgia confirmed 1840 new cases of COVID-19, including the 2nd-highest daily total for deaths at 179. The state also logged 255 hospitalizations and 39 ICU admits. The 179 deaths mark the 30th time Georgia has recorded 100-or-more in a day and pushes the cumulative total over 14,000.
It’s the first time since Nov. 9-10-11 that Georgia has had 3 straight days below 2000 cases. The state posted 1709 on Sunday, 1730 on Monday and 1840 today.
Presently, 2752 people (down 91 from Monday) in Georgia are hospitalized with COVID, which is 17.4 percent of all statewide hospital patients. The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state on Tuesday is at 12,335 (up 348) or at 80.9 percent capacity. ICU bed occupancy is at 2587 (up 53) or 83.6 percent capacity. Adult Ventilators in use is at 1333 (up 8) or 36.1 percent capacity.
The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 11.2 percent, and in the last two weeks, it is at 9.7 percent.
To date, Georgia has recorded cumulative totals of 794,349 cases, 14,176 deaths, 53,658 hospitalizations and 8801 ICU admits since the pandemic began.
Georgia’s single-day highs follow: cases (10,379 on Jan. 8); deaths (184 on Feb. 12); hospitalizations (611 on Jan. 6); ICU admits (97 on Aug. 12).
CASES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
The confirmed cumulative cases-deaths in neighboring counties and changes (past 24 hours).
COUNTY … Cases-Deaths (Change)
Fulton … 72,124 – 997 (+154 cases, +10 deaths)
Coweta …7637 – 135 (+17 cases, +2 deaths)
Carroll … 6813 – 117 (+11 cases)
Fayette … 5723 – 117 (+24 cases, +1 death)
Troup … 5401 – 157 (+6 cases, +1 death)
Spalding … 3509 – 121 (+7 cases, +1 death)
Meriwether … 1388 – 43 (+4 cases, +1 death)
Heard … 579 – 13 (+1 case)
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 Feb. 16 (Tuesday) data.
Ansley Park Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 30 residents, 2 deaths, 19 staff, 0 residents recovered
Avalon Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 55 residents, 12 deaths, 30 staff, 43 residents recovered
Insignia of Newnan – PCH … 27 residents, 5 deaths, 12 staff, 22 residents recovered
Monarch House – PCH … 4 residents, 1 death, 4 staff, 3 residents recovered
Newnan Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 46 residents, 12 deaths, 25 staff, 42 residents recovered
Watercrest Assisted Living & Memory Care – PCH … 11 residents, 0 deaths, 16 staff, 10 residents recovered
Wesley Woods of Newnan/PTC – NH … 0 residents, 1 death, 6 staff, 0 residents recovered
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 (Cases Per Day), 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 … 1620 cases (52.3 per day), 10 deaths, 36 hospitalizations
January … 1866 cases (60.2 per day), 31 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
February … 498 cases (31.1 per day), 26 deaths, 13 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 1866 cases (January), 60.2 cases per day (January), 31 deaths (January) and 36 hospitalizations (December).
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
Jan. 17-23 … 385 cases (55.0 per day), 10 deaths, 6 hospitalizations
Jan. 24-30 … 362 cases (51.7 per day), 7 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
Jan. 31-Feb. 6 … 282 cases (40.3 per day), 12 deaths, 7 hospitalizations
Feb. 7-13 … 184 cases (26.3 per day), 12 deaths, 6 hospitalizations
Feb. 14-20 … 73 cases (24.3 per day), 2 deaths, 0 hospitalizations
Single-week highs: 495 cases (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 70.7 cases per day (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 12 deaths (Jan. 31-Feb. 6; Feb. 7-13) and 11 hospitalizations (3 times, last Jan. 3-9).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since Feb. 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Monday, Feb. 1 … 7170 cases (+31), 110 deaths (+1), 246 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Feb. 2 … 7196 cases (+26), 112 deaths (+2), 247 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Feb. 3 … 7229 cases (+33), 114 deaths (+2), 247 hospitalized (0)
Thursday, Feb. 4 … 7292 cases (+63), 114 deaths (0), 249 hospitalized (+2)
Friday, Feb. 5 … 7334 cases (+42), 117 deaths (+3), 251 hospitalized (+2)
Saturday, Feb. 6 … 7377 cases (+43), 121 deaths (+4), 253 hospitalized (+2)
Sunday, Feb. 7 … 7414 cases (+37), 121 deaths (0), 253 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Feb. 8 … 7434 cases (+20), 121 deaths (0), 253 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Feb. 9 … 7452 cases (+18), 122 deaths (+1), 254 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Feb. 10 … 7468 cases (+16), 125 deaths (+3), 255 hospitalized (+1)
Thursday, Feb. 11 … 7512 cases (+44), 129 deaths (+4), 256 hospitalized (+1)
Friday, Feb. 12 … 7536 cases (+24), 133 deaths (+4), 259 hospitalized (+3)
Saturday, Feb. 13 … 7564 cases (+28), 133 deaths (0), 259 hospitalized (0)
Sunday, Feb. 14 … 7582 cases (+18), 133 deaths (0), 259 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Feb. 15 … 7620 cases (+38), 133 deaths (0), 259 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Feb. 16 … 7637 cases (+17), 135 deaths (+2), 259 hospitalized (0)
Single-day highs: 160 cases (Dec. 31), 4 deaths (4 times, last Feb. 12), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 95 consecutive days in double-digit cases (Nov. 14-present).
The next Daily Status Report generated by the Georgia Department of Public Health will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
