Tuesday: Coweta reports 6 COVID cases, 1 hospitalization

Georgia cumulative COVID-19 numbers through March 30.

From Staff Reports

THE SKINNY – Coweta County reported 6 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 1 hospitalization.

The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Tuesday, March 30.  Below is a summary with data from the Georgia DPH on Coweta County and the state of Georgia.

COWETA COUNTY CASES

On Tuesday, Coweta County confirmed 6 new COVID-19 cases with 0 deaths and 1 hospitalization. Coweta has been below 10 cases for 9 of the last 10 days and below 20 for 26 days in March.

In the past 7 days, Coweta has logged 36 COVID cases (5.6 per day), 10 deaths and 3 hospitalizations.

For March, Coweta has posted 366 cases (12.2 per day) with 30 deaths (1.0 per day) and 28 hospitalizations (0.93 per day). For comparison, here are February’s numbers and per day averages – 886 cases (31.6 per day), 41 deaths (1.5 per day), and 39 hospitalizations (1.4 per day).

The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 10.2 percent, and in the last two weeks has dropped to 3.2 percent.

Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 8391 cases, 180 deaths (with an additional 12 probable deaths) and 309 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 22nd in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases and 19th in deaths due to COVID.

The age group of 35-44 year olds had the most new COVID cases on Tuesday with 2.

Here is the breakdown of age groups of confirmed cumulative COVID-19 cases in Coweta County (March 30 totals):

AGE GROUP … Cumulative Cases (Change)
Ages 0 – 4 … 130 cases (0)
Ages 5 – 14 … 526 cases (0)
Ages 15 – 24 … 1202 cases (0)
Ages 25 – 34 … 1216 cases (+1)
Ages 35 – 44 … 1284 cases (+2)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1492 cases (0)
Ages 55 – 64 … 1234 cases (+1)
Ages 65 – 74 … 737 cases (0)
Ages 75 – 84 … 381 cases (+1)
Ages 85-plus … 167 cases (+1)
Age Unknown … 22 cases (0)

In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 4387, Males 3955, Unknown 49.

In Coweta, the cases by race …White 4821, Black 1683, Asian 89, Other 4, Unknown 1794.

GEORGIA CASES

Georgia confirmed 893 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the 31st consecutive day below 2000 cases. Other numbers on Tuesday included 10 deaths, 127 hospitalizations and 19 ICU admits.

All four patient census categories increased on Tuesday.  ICU Bed Occupancy rose to 2327 (up 56 from Monday) or 76.7 percent capacity. The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state increased to 12,071 (up 450) or at 79.9 percent capacity. COVID Patients hospitalized in Georgia rose, now standing at 1221 (up 8) which is 8.0 percent of all statewide hospital patients. And Adult Ventilators in use also rose, now at 1006 (up 1) or 27.4 percent capacity.

The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 10.7 percent, and in the last two weeks, it is at 5.2 percent.

Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 851,306 cases, 16,533 deaths, 58,660 hospitalizations and 9598 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).

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.