Weekly Report: Coweta and Georgia see significant increases in new cases
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Both Coweta County and Georgia had the most new COVID-19 cases this week since early-to-mid September reports.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, November 30 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 114 new COVID-19 cases in the past reporting week of Nov. 24-30. It was the most new cases in a week since 203 were recorded Sept. 1-7 and up 35 from the previous week. The county averaged 16.3 cases per day and had double-digit cases totals in six of the past seven days. The highest daily total was 24 on Nov. 30.
In addition, Coweta recorded 1 death (same as previous week) and 9 hospitalizations (up 1).
For the month of November, Coweta County finished with 320 new cases (10.7 per day) with 3 deaths and 30 hospitalizations. The hospitalizations are the fewest for a month since only 10 were recorded in July 2021.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 197,916 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Nov. 30 with 312 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 23 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 26 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta was 13.6 percent on Nov. 30, with the two-week infection rate increasing to 13.4 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.6 and 10.2, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 26,326 cases, 450 deaths (with an additional 67 probable deaths) and 1,987 hospitalizations through Nov. 30 from when the pandemic began some 33-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 three of five major COVID-19 categories for the week of Nov. 24-30.
Georgia confirmed 4,314 cases for an average of 616.3 per day last week – rising by 1,228 cases from the previous week of Nov. 17-23. It’s the most cases in a week since the state had 5,097 the reporting period of Sept. 15-21, 2022.
The other two categories to increase in the past week were ICU Admits with 25 (up 1) and COVID patients hospitalized at 674 or 4.1 percent. Those totals represent 102 more than the previous week.
Categories that saw decreases last week included deaths with 30 (down 37) and hospitalizations with 378 (down 92).
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate increasing from 5.7 percent last week to 8.5 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,265,728 cases, 34,072 deaths, 130,502 hospitalizations and 17,194 ICU admits thru Nov. 30 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
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. 8-14 … 111 cases (15.8 per day), 2 deaths, 16 hospitalized
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
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 1 to November 30 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Tuesday, Nov. 1 … 26,013 cases (+7), 447 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Nov. 2 … 26,017 cases (+4), 447 deaths (0), 1,957 hospitalizations (+8^^)
Thursday, Nov. 3 … 26,028 cases (+11), 447 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Nov. 4 … 26,033 cases (+5), 447 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Nov. 5 … 26,044 cases (+11), 447 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Nov. 6 … 26,048 cases (+4), 447 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Nov. 7 … 26,057 cases (+9), 447 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Nov. 8 … 26,062 cases (+5), 447 deaths (0), not available
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^^)
^^ 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.
