Weekly Report: Coweta adds 54 cases, 1 death, 11 hospitalizations

Georgia cumulative COVID-19 totals thru April 4, 2021.

From Staff Reports

THE SKINNY – Coweta County reported only 1 COVID-related death last week, the fewest in a week since Dec. 27-Jan. 2

The Daily Status Report of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Sunday, April 4.  Below is a summary for the week of March 29-April 4 with data from the Georgia DPH on Coweta County, neighboring counties and the state of Georgia.

COWETA COUNTY CASES

Coweta County confirmed 54 new COVID-19 cases for in the past week with 1 death and 11 hospitalizations. The lone death was the first time since Dec. 27-Jan. 2 the county recorded only 1 death in a week.

Coweta averaged 7.7 COVID cases per day in the past week with a high of 16 on Tuesday, April 2. The county has now strung together 26 consecutive days below 20 cases, dating from March 9.

The 11 hospitalizations last week included a daily high of 4 on April 1.

In April, Coweta has posted 41 cases (10.25 per day) with 1 death (0.25 per day) and 11 hospitalizations (2.25 per day). For comparison, here are the March totals – 373 cases (12.0 per day) with 30 deaths (0.96 per day) and 29 hospitalizations (0.94 per day).

The positive test rate of all persons tested in Coweta is 10.1 percent, and in the last two weeks has dropped to 3.0 percent.

Overall, Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 8439 cases, 181 deaths (with an additional 12 probable deaths) and 319 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 in the past week with 11, followed by 15-24 and 45-54 year olds with 10 each.

Here is the breakdown of age groups of confirmed cumulative COVID-19 cases in Coweta County (March 29-April 4 totals):

AGE GROUP … Cumulative Cases (Change)
Ages 0 – 4 … 130 cases (0)
Ages 5 – 14 … 526 cases (0)
Ages 15 – 24 … 1212 cases (+10)
Ages 25 – 34 … 1221 cases (+6)
Ages 35 – 44 … 1293 cases (+11)
Ages 45 – 54 … 1502 cases (+10)
Ages 55 – 64 … 1242 cases (+9)
Ages 65 – 74 … 740 cases (+3)
Ages 75 – 84 … 383 cases (+3)
Ages 85-plus … 168 cases (+2)
Age Unknown … 22 cases (0)

In Coweta, the cases by gender … Females 4405, Males 3989, Unknown 45.

In Coweta, the cases by race …White 4864, Black 1697, Asian 89, Other 4, Unknown 1785.

GEORGIA CASES

In the past week, Georgia confirmed 6251 new COVID-19 cases for an average of 893 per day. The daily high last week came on April 2 with 1143. Georgia now owns a streak of 36 straight days below 2000 cases, the longest stretch since May 23 to June 27.

Georgia also recorded 262 deaths in the past week for an average of 37.4 per day. The daily high was 74 on March 31 with the low of 1 on April 4.

Three of four patient census categories decreased in the past week.  The number of In-Patient Hospital Beds in use across the state fell to 11,194 (down 427 from last week) or at 74.1 percent capacity. COVID Patients hospitalized in Georgia decreased, now standing at 1118 (down 95) which is 7.8 percent of all statewide hospital patients. And Adult Ventilators in use also dropped, now at 982 (down 23) or 27.2 percent capacity.

ICU Bed Occupancy was the lone category to rise and is now up to 2368 (up 97 from last week) or 77.9 percent capacity.

The overall positive test rate of all persons tested in Georgia is 10.6 percent, and in the last two weeks, it is at 4.8 percent.

Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 855,839 cases, 16,749 deaths, 59,094 hospitalizations and 9666 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).

ONE YEAR AGO

On April 4, 2020, Georgia had confirmed a cumulative total of 6,383 new COVID-19 cases with 208 deaths.

Coweta had confirmed 64 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths on this date a year ago.

Other cumulative totals in Coweta and surrounding counties thru April 4 had Fulton with 959, Carroll at 158, Fayette 66, Coweta 64, Troup 33, Spalding 26, Meriwether 11 and Heard 2.

CASES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

The confirmed cumulative cases-deaths in neighboring counties (March 49-April 4 totals) are listed below.

COUNTY … Cases-Deaths (Change)
Fulton … 78,205 – 1179 (678 cases, 29 deaths)
Coweta …8439 – 181 (54 cases, 1 death)
Carroll … 7267 – 129 (64 cases, 1 death)
Fayette … 6444 – 142 (37 cases, 1 death)
Troup … 5801 – 178 (44 cases, 3 deaths)
Spalding … 3880 – 149 (37 cases, 3 deaths)
Meriwether … 1478 – 68 (11 cases, 2 deaths)
Heard … 613 – 15 (1 case, 0 deaths)

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 data from the last report issued on Thursday, April 1. report.

Ansley Park Health & Rehabilitation – NH … 30 residents, 2 deaths, 19 staff, 28 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, 12 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 … 373 cases (12.0 per day), 30 deaths, 29 hospitalizations
April … 41 cases (10.25 per day), 1 death, 9 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 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
March 8-14 … 104 cases (14.9 per day), 5 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
March 15-21 … 62 cases (8.9 per day), 6 deaths, 3 hospitalizations
March 22-28 … 40 cases (5.7 per day), 11 deaths, 4 hospitalizations
March 29-April 4 … 54 cases (7.7 per day), 1 death, 11 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 12 hospitalizations (Feb. 28-March 6).

COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY

The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County since March 15 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:

DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Monday, March 15 … 8287 cases (+9), 165 deaths (+2), 302 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, March 16 … 8298 cases (+11), 165 deaths (0), 302 hospitalized (0)
Wednesday, March 17 … 8301 cases (+3), 165 deaths (0), 302 hospitalized (0)
Thursday, March 18 … 8312 cases (+11), 167 deaths (+2), 302 hospitalized (0)
Friday, March 19 … 8320 cases (+8), 168 deaths (+1), 302 hospitalized (0)
Saturday, March 20 … 8332 cases (+12), 169 deaths (+1), 304 hospitalized (+2)
Sunday, March 21 … 8340 cases (+8), 169 deaths (0), 304 hospitalized (0)
Monday, March 22 … 8346 cases (+6), 170 deaths (+1), 305 hospitalized (+1)
Tuesday, March 23 … 8355 cases (+9), 171 deaths (+1), 305 hospitalized (0)
Wednesday, March 24 … 8358 cases (+3), 175 deaths (+4), 305 hospitalized (0)
Thursday, March 25 … 8368 cases (+10), 179 deaths (+4), 307 hospitalized (+2)
Friday, March 26 … 8372 cases (+4), 179 deaths (0), 307 hospitalized (0)
Saturday, March 27 … 8379 cases (+7), 180 deaths (+1), 308 hospitalized (+1)
Sunday, March 28 … 8380 cases (+1), 180 deaths (0), 308 hospitalized (0)
Monday, March 29 … 8385 cases (+5), 180 deaths (0), 308 hospitalized (0)
Tuesday, March 30 … 8391 cases (+6), 180 deaths (0), 309 hospitalized (+1)
Wednesday, March 31 … 8398 cases (+7), 180 deaths (0), 310 hospitalized (+1)
Thursday, April 1 … 8409 cases (+11), 181 deaths (+1), 314 hospitalized (+4)
Friday, April 2 … 8425 cases (+16), 181 deaths (0), 316 hospitalized (+2)
Saturday, April 3 … 8434 cases (+9), 181 deaths (0), 319 hospitalized (+3)
Sunday, April 4 … 8439 cases (+5), 181 deaths (0), 319 hospitalized (0)

Single-day highs: 160 cases (Dec. 31), 4 deaths (8 times, last March 25), 6 hospitalizations (May 12), 118 consecutive days in double-digit cases (Nov. 14-March 12).

The next Daily Status Report generated by the Georgia Department of Public Health will be daily at 3 p.m. To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.