Wednesday: Coweta reports 31 cases, 3 deaths, 2 hospitalizations
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Coweta County added 2 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the 10th straight day with at least 1 hospitalization.
The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Wednesday, March 3. Below is a summary with data from the Georgia DPH on Coweta County, neighboring counties and the state of Georgia.
COWETA COUNTY CASES
Coweta County confirmed 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday with 3 deaths and 2 hospitalizations. It’s the 10th straight day at least 1 hospitalization has been recorded, the county’s longest streak since the pandemic began. In that span, 16 hospitalizations have occurred. Wednesday’s 3 COVID-related deaths were the most in a week.
Coweta also extended its streak of double-digit cases on Wednesday to 110 days, dating from Nov. 14.
In the past 7 days, Coweta has logged 245 COVID cases (35.0 per day), 9 deaths and 13 hospitalizations.
For March, Coweta has posted 69 cases (23.0 per day) with 4 deaths (1.3 per day) and 4 hospitalizations (1.0 per day). Though early in the month, here are February’s numbers for comparison – 886 cases (31.6 per day), 41 deaths (1.46 per day) and 39 hospitalizations (1.39 per day).
The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 10.8 percent, and in the last two weeks stands at 8.1 percent (lowest since Nov. 23).
Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 8094 cases, 154 deaths (with an additional 12 probable deaths) and 285 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Coweta ranks 22nd in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases and 21st in deaths due to COVID.
The age group of 35-44 year olds had the most new COVID cases on Wednesday with 8, followed by the 75-84 group with 7.
Here is the breakdown of age groups of confirmed cumulative COVID-19 cases in Coweta County (and Wednesday’s totals):
AGE GROUP … Cases (Change)
Ages 0 – 4 … 128 cases (+1)
Ages 5 – 14 … 505 cases (+2)
Ages 15 – 24 … 1155 cases (+4)
Ages 25 – 34 … 1180 cases (+3)
Ages 35 – 44 … 1235 cases (+8)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1440 cases (+2)
Ages 55 – 64 … 1182 cases (+1)
Ages 65 – 74 … 719 cases (+2)
Ages 75 – 84 … 369 cases (+7)
Ages 85-plus … 160 cases (+1)
Age Unknown … 21 cases (0)
In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 4239, Males 3825, Unknown 30.
In Coweta, the cases by race …White 4621, Black 1622, Asian 86, Other 4, Unknown 1761.
GEORGIA CASES
On Wednesday, Georgia confirmed 1526 new cases of COVID-19, the 4th day in-a-row below 2000. Other numbers included 140 deaths, 118 hospitalizations and 28 ICU admits. It was the 35th time Georgia has recorded 100-or-more deaths in a day since the pandemic began and the most since 172 on Feb. 19.
Two of four census number categories dropped slightly from Tuesday. COVID patients hospitalized in Georgia stands at 1840 (down 34 from Tuesday) which is 11.5 percent of all statewide hospital patients. It’s the lowest number since late November. Adult Ventilators are at 1147 (down 9) or 31.1 percent capacity.
ICU bed occupancy rose on Wednesday to 2469 (up 26) or 80.5 percent capacity. The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state also rose to 12,451 (up 109) or at 81.9 percent capacity.
The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 11.1 percent, and in the last two weeks, it is at 7.3 percent.
Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 823,008 cases, 15,349 deaths, 56,369 hospitalizations and 9186 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 Wednesday’s totals) are listed below.
COUNTY … Cases-Deaths (Change)
Fulton … 74,832 – 1072 (148 cases, 13 deaths)
Coweta …8094 – 154 (31 cases, 3 deaths)
Carroll … 7014 – 124 (6 cases)
Fayette … 6181 – 129 (17 cases)
Troup … 5583 – 162 (17 cases)
Spalding … 3648 – 130 (9 cases)
Meriwether … 1430 – 53 (0 cases)
Heard … 596 – 14 (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 March 3 (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 … 886 cases (31.6 per day), 41 deaths, 39 hospitalizations
March … 69 cases (23.0 per day), 4 deaths, 4 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 1866 cases (January), 60.2 cases per day (January), 41 deaths (February) and 39 hospitalizations (February).
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. 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 … 257 cases (36.7 per day), 7 deaths, 11 hospitalizations
Feb. 28-March 6 … 84 cases (21.0 per day), 4 deaths, 5 hospitalizations
Single-week highs: 495 cases (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 70.7 cases per day (Dec. 27-Jan. 2), 12 deaths (2 times, last Feb. 7-13) and 11 hospitalizations (4 times, last Feb. 21-27).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since Feb. 15 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
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)
Thursday, Feb. 25 … 7867 cases (+18), 148 deaths (+3), 275 hospitalized (+3)
Friday, Feb. 26 … 7913 cases (+46), 148 deaths (0), 277 hospitalized (+2)
Saturday, Feb. 27 … 8010 cases (+97), 150 deaths (+2), 280 hospitalized (+3)
Sunday, Feb. 28 … 8025 cases (+15), 150 deaths (0), 281 hospitalized (+1)
Monday, March 1 … 8044 cases (+19), 151 deaths (+1), 282 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, March 2 … 8063 cases (+19), 151 deaths (0), 283 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, March 3 … 8094 cases (+31), 154 deaths (+3), 285 hospitalized (+2)
Single-day highs: 160 cases (Dec. 31), 4 deaths (5 times, last Feb. 18), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 110 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.
