Weekly Report: Coweta County has slight increase in new cases
From Staff Reports
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data from March 23-29, 2023, from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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.
COWETA COUNTY
For the first time in six weeks, Coweta County saw an increase in new COVID-19 cases this past week. Coweta confirmed 35 new cases for an average of 5.0 per day. It was 9 cases more than the previous week.
For the fifth straight week, Coweta posted 0 deaths. It is the longest stretch of weeks without a COVID-related death in the county since the pandemic began.
Coweta did have 3 hospitalizations, with was a decrease of 1 from a week earlier.
For the month of March, Coweta has confirmed 131 new cases (4.5 per day) with 0 deaths and 19 hospitalizations. It’s the lowest number of cases in a month since 107 of March 2022 and the lowest number of hospitalizations since 10 in July 2021. Coweta has never had a month with 0 deaths during the pandemic.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 202,155 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru March 29 with 96 last week. The Coweta and Georgia vaccination rates follow – Coweta is at 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 67 percent), 52 percent fully vaccinated (Georgia is at 59 percent), 47 percent have been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot (Georgia 47 percent), and 24 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 27 percent).
The overall positive test rate in Coweta is 13.7 percent this week, with the two-week infection rate dropping to 9.6 percent (from 10.6 last week).
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 27,998 cases, 459 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,179 hospitalizations through March 29 from when the pandemic began some three years 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.
COWETA COUNTY BY THE NUMBERS – March 23-29, 2023
Total Number of New Cases : 35 (average 5.0 per day) / Previous Week – 26 / Trend – up 9
Total Number of Deaths: 0 / Previous Week – 0 / Trend – no change
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 3 / Previous Week – 4 / Trend – down 1
THE LAST TIME
Coweta had 200-or-more cases in a week: 203 (Sept. 1-7, 2022)
Coweta had 500-or-more cases in a week: 789 (Jan. 22-28, 2022)
Coweta had 1,000-or-more cases in a week: 1,123 (Jan. 8-14, 2022)
Coweta had 5-or-more deaths in a week: 6 (Feb. 19-25, 2022)
Coweta had 10-or-more deaths in a week: 14 (Feb. 12-18, 2022)
Coweta had 30-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 39 (Aug. 4-10, 2022)
Coweta had 60-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 67 (Dec. 25-31, 2021)
COWETA COUNTY MONTH-BY MONTH
The 2023 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
January 2023 … 484 cases (15.6 per day), 3 deaths, 54 hospitalizations
February 2023 … 360 cases (12.9 per day), 3 deaths, 37 hospitalizations
March 2023 … 131 cases (4.5 per day), 0 deaths, 19 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
Jan. 5-11 … 167 cases (23.9 per day), 1 death, 13 hospitalized
Jan. 12-18 … 103 cases (14.7 per day), 0 deaths, 15 hospitalized
Jan. 19-25 … 78 cases (11.1 per day), 2 deaths, 7 hospitalized
Jan. 26-Feb. 1 … 84 cases (12.0 per day), 1 death, 10 hospitalized
Feb. 2-8 … 113 cases (16.1 per day), 1 death, 16 hospitalized
Feb. 9-15 … 93 cases (13.3 per day), 0 deaths, 9 hospitalized
Feb. 16-22 … 68 cases (9.7 per day), 1 death, 9 hospitalized
Feb. 23-March 1 … 47 cases (6.7 per day), 0 deaths, 3 hospitalized
March 2-8 … 35 cases (5.0 per day), 0 deaths, 9 hospitalized
March 9-15 … 33 cases (4.7 per day), 0 deaths, 3 hospitalized
March 16-22 … 26 cases (3.7 per day), 0 deaths, 4 hospitalized
March 23-29 … 35 cases (5.0 per day), 0 deaths, 3 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 March 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, March 1 … 27,869 cases (+2), 459 deaths (0), 2,160 hospitalizations (+3*)
Thursday, March 2 … 27,872 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), not available
Friday, March 3 … 27,879 cases (+7), 459 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, March 4 … 27,887 cases (+8), 459 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, March 5 … 27,892 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Monday, March 6 … 27,895 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, March 7 … 27,901 cases (+6), 459 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, March 8 … 27,904 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), 2,169 hospitalizations (+9*)
Thursday, March 9 … 27,908 cases (+4), 459 deaths (0), not available
Friday, March 10 … 27,911 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, March 11 … 27,916 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, March 12 … 27,924 cases (+8), 459 deaths (0), not available
Monday, March 13 … 27,929 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, March 14 … 27,932 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, March 15 … 27,937 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), 2,172 hospitalizations (+3*)
Thursday, March 16 … 27,941 cases (+4), 459 deaths (0), not available
Friday, March 17 … 27,946 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, March 18 … 27,951 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, March 19 … 27,956 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Monday, March 20 … 27,959 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, March 21 … 27,960 cases (+1), 459 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, March 22 … 27,963 cases (+3), 459 deaths (0), 2,176 hospitalizations (+4*)
Thursday, March 23 … 27,968 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), not available
Friday, March 24 … 27,976 cases (+8), 459 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, March 25 … 27,983 cases (+7), 459 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, March 26 … 27,990 cases (+7), 459 deaths (0), not available
Monday, March 27 … 27,992 cases (+2), 459 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, March 28 … 27,993 cases (+1), 459 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, March 29 … 27,998 cases (+5), 459 deaths (0), 2,179 hospitalizations (+3*)
* 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)
GEORGIA
Georgia had declines in three of the four major COVID-19 categories for the week of March 23-29, 2023.
New cases was the lone category which Georgia had an increase in numbers. Georgia confirmed 1,957 cases for an average of 279.6 per day last week, rising by 393 cases from the previous week. The increase broke a streak of six consecutive weeks with a decline.
The categories to have decreases included deaths with 29 (down 7), hospitalizations with 213 (down 54) and ICU admits with 26 (down 15).,
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week fell to 12.4 percent, with the two-week infection rate also falling and is at 6.1 percent (6.2 percent last week).
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,355,128 cases, 35,218 deaths, 139,286 hospitalizations and 17,772 ICU admits through March 29 from when the pandemic began in March 2020.
GEORGIA BY THE NUMBERS – March 23-29, 2023
Total Number of New Cases : 1,957 (average 279.6 per day) / Previous Week – 1,564 / Trend – up 393
Total Number of Deaths: 29 / Previous Week – 36 / Trend – down 7
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 213 / Previous Week – 267 / Trend – down 54
Total Number of ICU Admits: 26 / Previous Week – 41 / Trend – down 15
THE LAST TIME
Georgia had 7,500-or-more cases in a week: 9,022 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 15,000-or-more cases in a week: 17,286 (Aug. 18-24, 2022)
Georgia had 20,000-or-more cases in a week: 20,252 (July 28-Aug. 3, 2022)
Georgia had 120-or-more deaths in a week: 123 (Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023)
Georgia had 750-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 864 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 1,000-or-more hospitalizations in a week: 1,017 (July 21-27, 2022)
Georgia had 50-or-more ICU admits in a week: 54 (Jan. 5-11, 2023)
Georgia had 75-or-more ICU admits in a week: 83 (July 7-13, 2022)
