Wednesday: Coweta records 47 cases, 1 death, 4 hospitalizations
From Staff Reports
The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Wednesday, Jan. 6.
COWETA COUNTY CASES
On Wednesday, Coweta County confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 including 1 death and 4 hospitalizations. It’s the 2nd straight day with 4 people hospitalized. Coweta has now seen double-digit cases for a record 54 consecutive days, dating from Nov. 14.
Just six days into the month of January, the county has posted 346 cases for an average of 57.7 per day. There have been 3 deaths and 9 hospitalizations.
Today, the age group of 65-74 year-olds had the highest number of COVID cases with 13.
Here is the breakdown of age groups of Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Coweta County and changes (past 24 hours):
Ages 0 – 4 … 96 cases (no change)
Ages 5 – 14 … 336 cases (+3 cases)
Ages 15 – 24 … 855 cases (+6 cases)
Ages 25 – 34 … 830 cases (+4 cases)
Ages 35 – 44 … 842 cases (+5 cases)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1007 cases (+8 cases)
Ages 55 – 64 … 777 cases (+4 cases)
Ages 65 – 74 … 507 cases (+13 cases)
Ages 75 – 84 … 254 cases (+4 cases)
Ages 85-plus … 105 cases (+2 cases)
Age Unknown … 9 cases (–2 cases)
In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 2915, Males 2679, Unknown 25.
In Coweta, the cases by race …White 3174, Black 1157, Asian 52, Other 2, Unknown 1234.
Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 5619 cases, 81 deaths (with an additional 6 probable deaths) and 224 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 23rd among all Georgia counties for most cumulative cases.
The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 9.9 percent, and in the last two weeks, is rising at a record-high of 22.5 percent.
GEORGIA CASES
Georgia confirmed 5588 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 69 deaths, a record-high 611 hospitalizations and 70 ICU admits. Today’s numbers push Georgia’s cumulative totals to over 600,000 cases and 10,000 deaths. The 611 hospitalizations broke the previous high of 506 set back during the early stages of the pandemic on April 17.
It’s the 30th time in the past 31 days that the state has seen 3000-or-more cases in a single day.
Presently, a record-high 5,414 people in Georgia are hospitalized with COVID, which is 31.5 percent of all statewide hospital patients. By comparison during the spike in cases over the summer, the highest number of COVID patients hospitalized in a single day was 3200 on July 30.
The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state on Wednesday is 13,337 or at 87.8 percent capacity. ICU bed occupancy is 2736 or 92.2 percent capacity. Adult Ventilators in use in GA is presently at 1523 or 42.0 percent capacity.
Overall, Georgia has recorded cumulative totals of 602,796 cases, 10,035 deaths, 43,629 hospitalizations and 7605 ICU admits since the pandemic began.
The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 10.4 percent, and in the last two weeks, it is rising at 19.9 percent.
Georgia’s single-day highs follow: cases (8719 on Jan. 1); deaths (122 on Aug. 11); hospitalizations (611 on Jan. 6); ICU admits (97 on Aug. 12).
CASES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
The confirmed cumulative cases-deaths in neighboring counties (changes past 24 hours).
Fulton … 53,907 – 748 (+232 cases, +4 deaths)
Coweta … 5619 – 81 (+47 cases, +1 death)
Carroll … 5428 – 98 (+18 cases)
Troup … 4187 – 123 (+22 cases, +1 death)
Fayette … 4004 – 71 (+18 cases)
Spalding … 2699 – 88 (+14 cases)
Meriwether … 930 – 20 (+12 cases)
Heard … 436 – 10 (+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 Jan. 6 (Wednesday) 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, 11 staff, 22 residents recovered
Monarch House – PCH … 2 residents, 0 deaths, 4 staff
Newnan Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 46 residents, 12 deaths, 22 staff, 42 residents recovered
Watercrest Assisted Living & Memory Care – PCH … 5 residents, 0 deaths, 11 staff, 4 residents recovered
Wesley Woods of Newnan/PTC – NH … 1 resident, 1 death, 6 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 … 1620 cases (52.3 per day), 10 deaths, 36 hospitalizations
January … 346 cases (57.7 per day), 3 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 1620 cases (December), 52.3 cases per day (December), 21 deaths (September) 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
Dec. 6-12 … 300 cases (42.9 per day), 1 death, 4 hospitalizations
Dec. 13-19 … 368 cases (52.6 per day), 0 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
Dec. 20-26 … 458 cases (65.4 per day), 5 deaths, 8 hospitalizations
Dec. 27-Jan. 2 … 495 cases (70.7 per day), 1 death, 11 hospitalizations
Jan. 3-9 … 193 cases (48.3 per day), 3 deaths, 8 hospitalizations
Single-week highs: 495 cases (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 70.7 cases per day (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 6 deaths (Sept. 6-12) and 11 hospitalizations (July 26-Aug. 1 / Dec. 27-Jan. 2).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since Dec. 15 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
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)
Friday, Dec. 18 … 4434 cases (+72), 72 deaths (0), 196 hospitalized (0)
Saturday, Dec. 19 … 4473 cases (+39), 72 deaths (0), 197 hospitalized (+1)
Sunday, Dec. 20 … 4570 cases (+97), 72 deaths (0), 197 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Dec. 21 … 4616 cases (+46), 72 deaths (0), 198 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, Dec. 22 … 4686 cases (+70), 72 deaths (0), 202 hospitalized (+4)
Wednesday, Dec. 23 … 4763 cases (+77), 73 deaths (+1), 204 hospitalized (+2)
Thursday, Dec. 24 … 4848 cases (+85), 75 deaths (+2), 205 hospitalized (+1)
Friday, Dec. 25 … 4901 cases (+53), 77 deaths (+2), 205 hospitalized (0)
Saturday, Dec. 26 … 4931 cases (+30), 77 deaths (0), 205 hospitalized (0)
Sunday, Dec. 27 … 4961 cases (+30), 77 deaths (0), 206 hospitalized (+1)
Monday, Dec. 28 … 4974 cases (+13), 77 deaths (0), 206 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Dec. 29 … 5056 cases (+82), 77 deaths (0), 207 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Dec. 30 … 5113 cases (+57), 78 deaths (+1), 212 hospitalized (+5)
Thursday, Dec. 31 … 5273 cases (+160), 78 deaths (0), 213 hospitalized (+1)
Friday, Jan. 1 … 5370 cases (+97), 78 deaths (0), 216 hospitalized (+3)
Saturday, Jan. 2 … 5426 cases (+56), 78 deaths (0), 216 hospitalized (0)
Sunday, Jan. 3 … 5506 cases (+80), 78 deaths (0), 216 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Jan. 4 … 5533 cases (+27), 78 deaths (0), 216 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, Jan. 5 … 5572 cases (+39), 80 deaths (+2), 220 hospitalized (+4)
Wednesday, Jan. 6 … 5619 cases (+47), 81 deaths (+1), 224 hospitalized (+4)
Single-day highs: 160 cases (Dec. 31), 4 deaths (Aug. 13), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 54 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 Thursday.
To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
