Wednesday: Coweta reports 28 new COVID cases, 1 hospitalization
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County recorded 28 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the 18th day in February with more than 20.
The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Wednesday, Feb. 24. Below is data from the Georgia DPH on Coweta County, neighboring counties and the state of Georgia.
COWETA COUNTY CASES
Coweta County confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 0 deaths and 1 hospitalization. The 28 cases extended Coweta’s streak of double-digits to 103 days, dating from Nov. 14, and is the 18th time in February above 20.
In the past 7 days, Coweta has logged 194 COVID cases (27.7 per day), 9 deaths and 12 hospitalizations.
For the month of February, Coweta has posted 710 cases (29.6 per day), 36 deaths and 30 hospitalizations. Coweta, by comparison, posted 1866 cases or 60.2 per day in January.
The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 10.8 percent, and in the last two weeks has dropped slightly to 9.4 percent.
Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 7849 cases, 145 deaths (with an additional 12 probable deaths) and 272 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 24th in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases and 23rd in deaths due to COVID.
The age groups of 25-34 and 35-44 year olds had the most new COVID cases on Wednesday with 5.
Here is the breakdown of age groups of confirmed cumulative COVID-19 cases in Coweta County and changes (past 24 hours):
AGE GROUP … Cases (Change)
Ages 0 – 4 … 124 cases (no change)
Ages 5 – 14 … 487 cases (no change)
Ages 15 – 24 … 1119 cases (+4)
Ages 25 – 34 … 1142 cases (+5)
Ages 35 – 44 … 1185 cases (+5)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1407 cases (+4)
Ages 55 – 64 … 1154 cases (+4)
Ages 65 – 74 … 698 cases (+3)
Ages 75 – 84 … 356 cases (+2)
Ages 85-plus … 156 cases (+1)
Age Unknown … 21 cases (no change)
In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 4123, Males 3697, Unknown 29.
In Coweta, the cases by race …White 4450, Black 1583, Asian 85, Other 4, Unknown 1727.
GEORGIA CASES
On Wednesday, Georgia confirmed 2057 new cases of COVID-19 with 121 deaths, 227 hospitalizations and 32 ICU admits. It’s the 33rd time the state has posted 100-or-more COVID-related deaths in a single day.
Two patient census number categories rose again slightly on Wednesday. The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state is at 12,651 (up 411 from Tuesday) or at 82.8 percent capacity. ICU bed occupancy is at 2506 (up 27) or 81.7 percent capacity.
Presently, 2165 people (down 97 from Tuesday) in Georgia are hospitalized with COVID, which is 13.6 percent of all statewide hospital patients. It’s the lowest number since Nov. 30. Also, 1208 Adult Ventilators were in use (down 36) which is 32.5 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 8.4 percent.
To date, Georgia has recorded cumulative totals of 810,473 cases, 14,882 deaths, 55,394 hospitalizations and 8999 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 … 73,502 – 1034 (+166 cases, +14 deaths)
Coweta …7849 – 145 (+28 cases)
Carroll … 6941 – 118 (+23 cases, +1 death)
Fayette … 5911 – 128 (+30 cases, +2 deaths)
Troup … 5492 – 161 (+13 cases, +1 death)
Spalding … 3578 – 126 (+9 cases, +1 deaths)
Meriwether … 1412 – 49 (+2 cases, +4 deaths)
Heard … 592 – 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. 24 (Wednesday) data. There were no changes in the past 24 hours.
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
Brookdale Newnan – PCH … 1 resident, 0 deaths, 4 staff, 1 resident 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 … 13 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 … 710 cases (29.6 per day), 36 deaths, 30 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 1866 cases (January), 60.2 cases per day (January), 36 deaths (February) 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. 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 …189 cases (27.0 per day), 10 deaths, 10 hospitalizations
Feb. 21-27 … 96 cases (24.0 per day), 2 deaths, 3 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)
Wednesday, Feb. 17 … 7655 cases (+18), 136 deaths (+1), 260 hospitalized (+1)
Thursday, Feb. 18 … 7690 cases (+35), 140 deaths (+4), 263 hospitalized (+3)
Friday, Feb. 19 … 7722 cases (+32), 143 deaths (+3), 265 hospitalized (+2)
Saturday, Feb. 20 … 7753 cases (+31), 143 deaths (0), 269 hospitalized (+4)
Sunday, Feb. 21 … 7778 cases (+25), 143 deaths (0), 269 hospitalized (0)
Monday, Feb. 22 … 7797 cases (+19), 143 deaths (0), 270 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, Feb. 23 … 7821 cases (+24), 145 deaths (+2), 271 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, Feb. 24 … 7849 cases (+28), 145 deaths (0), 272 hospitalized (+1)
Single-day highs: 160 cases (Dec. 31), 4 deaths (5 times, last Feb. 18), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 103 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.
