Weekly Report: Coweta and Georgia continue to see case increases
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – For the second straight week, Coweta County and Georgia had the most new COVID-19 cases since the first week of September.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, December 7 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 117 new COVID-19 cases in the past reporting week of Dec. 1-7. It was the most cases in a single week since 203 were recorded from Sept. 1-7, 2021 and up 3 from the previous week. The county averaged 16.7 new cases per day.
In addition, Coweta recorded 1 death (same as previous week) and 16 hospitalizations (up 7). It was the fourth consecutive week Coweta posted a death. The 16 hospitalizations were the most since Sept. 8-14, 2021.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 198,581 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents through Dec. 7 with 665 last week. The Coweta and Georgia vaccination rates follow – Coweta is at 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 66 percent), 52 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 58 percent), 46 percent have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 46 percent), and 24 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 27 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta was 13.6 percent on Dec. 7, with the two-week infection rate increasing to 14.9 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.6 and 13.4, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 26,443 cases, 451 deaths (with an additional 67 probable deaths) and 2,003 hospitalizations through Dec. 7 from when the pandemic began some 34-plus months ago. Coweta ranks 19th in Georgia (out of 159 counties) in cumulative cases, 14th in deaths due to COVID and 16th in COVID-related hospitalizations.
GEORGIA
Statewide, Georgia had increases in all five major COVID-19 categories for the week of Dec. 1-7.
Georgia confirmed 7,594 cases for an average of 1,084.8 per day last week – rising by 3,280 cases from the previous week of Nov. 24-30. It’s the most cases in a week since the state had 8,967 the reporting period of Sept. 1-7, 2021.
The other categories to increase in the past week were deaths with 73 (up 43), hospitalizations at 563 (up 185), ICU Admits with 26 (up 1) and COVID patients hospitalized with 740 or 4.5 percent. Those totals represent 66 more than the previous week.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate increasing from 8.5 percent last week to 11.0 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,273,322 cases, 34,145 deaths, 131,065 hospitalizations and 17,220 ICU admits through Dec. 7 from when the pandemic began.
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 2020 … 41 cases (1.4 per day), 2 deaths
April 2020 … 154 cases (5.1 per day), 2 deaths
May 2020 … 222 cases (7.2 per day), 5 deaths, 14 hospitalizations
June 2020 … 250 cases (8.3 per day), 6 deaths, 9 hospitalizations
July 2020 … 629 cases (20.3 per day), 4 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
August 2020 … 953 cases (30.7 per day), 7 deaths, 16 hospitalizations
September 2020 … 379 cases (12.6 per day), 21 deaths, 24 hospitalizations
October 2020 … 385 cases (12.4 per day), 16 deaths, 20 hospitalizations
November 2020 … 640 cases (21.3 per day), 5 deaths, 25 hospitalizations
December 2020 … 1,620 cases (52.3 per day), 10 deaths, 36 hospitalizations
January 2021 …1,866 cases (60.2 per day), 31 deaths, 32 hospitalizations
February 2021 … 886 cases (31.6 per day), 41 deaths, 39 hospitalizations
March 2021 … 373 cases (12.0 per day), 30 deaths, 29 hospitalizations
April 2021 … 247 cases (8.2 per day), 25 deaths, 39 hospitalizations
May 2021 … 181 cases (5.8 per day), 4 deaths, 34 hospitalizations
June 2021 … 70 cases (2.5 per day), 8 deaths, 24 hospitalizations
July 2021 … 212 cases (7.1 per day), 5 deaths, 10 hospitalizations
August 2021 … 1,626 cases (52.4 per day), 13 deaths, 95 hospitalizations
September 2021 … 1,558 (51.9 per day), 46 deaths, 199 hospitalizations
October 2021 … 428 cases (13.8 per day), 53 deaths, 94 hospitalizations
November 2021 … 310 cases (10.3 per day), 13 deaths, 66 hospitalizations
December 2021 … 2,633 cases (84.9 per day), 12 deaths, 147 hospitalizations
January 2022 … 4,462 cases (143.9 per day), 15 deaths, 221 hospitalizations
February 2022 … 629 cases (22.5 per day), 40 deaths, 77 hospitalizations
March 2022 … 107 cases (3.5 per day), 5 deaths, 75 hospitalizations
April 2022 … 184 cases (6.1 per day), 7 deaths, 40 hospitalizations
May 2022 … 496 cases (16.0 per day), 3 deaths, 89 hospitalizations
June 2022 … 1,073 cases (35.8 per day), 2 deaths, 78 hospitalizations
July 2022 … 1,479 cases (47.7 per day), 5 deaths, 136 hospitalizations
August 2022 … 1,231 cases (39.7 per day), 5 deaths, 124 hospitalizations
September 2022 … 475 cases (15.8 per day), 4 deaths, 62 hospitalizations
October 2022 … 198 cases (6.4 per day), 2 deaths, 34 hospitalizations
November 2022 … 320 cases (10.7 per day), 3 deaths, 30 hospitalizations
December 2022 … 117 cases (16.7 per day), 1 death, 16 hospitalizations
Single-month highs: 4462 cases (January 2022), 143.9 cases per day (January 2022), 53 deaths (October 2021) and 221 hospitalizations (January 2022).
COWETA COUNTY WEEK-BY-WEEK
The week-by-week cumulative breakdown for the past 12 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
Sept. 15-21 … 69 cases (9.8 per day), 1 death, 14 hospitalized
Sept. 22-28 … 72 cases (10.3 per day), 0 deaths, 6 hospitalized
Sept. 29-Oct. 5 … 55 cases (7.8 per day), 1 death, 7 hospitalized
Oct. 6-12 … 29 cases (4.1 per day), 0 deaths, 4 hospitalized
Oct. 13-19 … 51 cases (7.3 per day), 0 deaths, 5 hospitalized
Oct. 20-26 … 32 cases (4.6 per day), 0 deaths, 12 hospitalized
Oct. 27-Nov. 2 … 62 cases (8.8 per day), 1 death, 8 hospitalized
Nov. 3-9 … 50 cases (7.1 per day), 0 deaths, 2 hospitalized
Nov. 10-16 … 66 cases (9.4 per day), 1 deaths, 11 hospitalized
Nov. 17-23 … 79 cases (11.3 per day), 1 death, 8 hospitalized
Nov. 24-30 … 114 cases (16.3 per day), 1 death, 9 hospitalized
Dec. 1-7 … 117 cases (16.7 per day), 1 death, 16 hospitalized
Single-week highs: 1561 cases (Jan. 1-7, 2022), 223.0 cases per day (Jan. 1-7, 2022), 15 deaths (2 times, last Oct. 9-15, 2021) and 76 hospitalizations (Sept. 18-24, 2021).
COWETA COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY
The day-by-day cumulative breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Coweta County from November 9 to December 7 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Nov. 9 … 26,067 cases (+5), 447 deaths (0), 1,959 hospitalizations (+2^^)
Thursday, Nov. 10 … 26,070 cases (+3), 447 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Nov. 11 … 26,084 cases (+14), 447 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Nov. 12 … 26,086 cases (+2), 447 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Nov. 13 … 26,086 cases (0), 447 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Nov. 14 … 26,086 cases (0), 447 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Nov. 15 … 26,124 cases (+38), 447 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Nov. 16 … 26,133 cases (+9), 448 deaths (+1), 1,970 hospitalizations (+11^^)
Thursday, Nov. 17 … 26,150 cases (+17), 448 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Nov. 18 … 26,160 cases (+10), 448 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Nov. 19 … 26,165 cases (+5), 448 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Nov. 20 … 26,173 cases (+8), 448 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Nov. 21 … 26,185 cases (+12), 448 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Nov. 22 … 26,196 cases (+11), 448 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Nov. 23 … 26,212 cases (+16), 449 deaths (+1), 1,978 hospitalizations (+8^^)
Thursday, Nov. 24 … 26,224 cases (+12), 450 deaths (+1), not available
Friday, Nov. 25 … 26,240 cases (+16), 450 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Nov. 26 … 26,249 cases (+9), 450 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Nov. 27 … 26,264 cases (+15), 450 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Nov. 28 … 26,287 cases (+23), 450 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Nov. 29 … 26,302 cases (+15), 450 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Nov. 30 … 26,326 cases (+24), 450 deaths (0), 1,987 hospitalizations (+9^^)
Thursday, Dec. 1 … 26,348 cases (+12), 450 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 2 … 26,357 cases (+9), 450 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 3 … 26,360 cases (+3), 450 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Dec. 4 … 26,360 cases (0), 451 deaths (+1), not available
Monday, Dec. 5 … 26,361 cases (+1), 451 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Dec. 6 … 26,366 cases (+5), 451 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Dec. 7 … 26,443 cases (+77), 451 deaths (0), 2,003 hospitalizations (+16^^)
^^ denotes 7-day total (Thursday thru Wednesday)
Single-day highs: 386 cases (Dec. 30, 2021), 6 deaths (2 times, last Oct. 15, 2021), 26 hospitalizations (Jan. 27, 2022), 118 consecutive days with 10-or-more cases (Nov. 14, 2020-March 12, 2021), 15 consecutive days with 100-or-more cases (Dec. 28, 2021-Jan. 11, 2022)
The Daily Status Report generated by the Georgia Department of Public Health publishes each Wednesday at 3 p.m.
To access this daily report, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
