Weekly Report: Coweta County sees declines in all categories

From Staff Reports

Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data for February 9-15, 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

Coweta County recorded declines in the three major COVID-19 categories for the week of 9-15. It’s the first time since the week of November 3-9, 2022, the county saw a drop in numbers in each listing.

Coweta confirmed 93 new COVID-19 cases in the past week for an average of 13.3 per day. That number is down by 20 from the previous week’s totals.

In addition, Coweta posted 0 COVID-19 related deaths (down 1) and 9 hospitalizations (down 7).

For the month of February, Coweta has had 220 new cases (14.7 per day) with 2 deaths and 25 hospitalizations.

Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 201,566 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Feb. 15 with 195 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 46 percent), and 24 percent have had an additional dose (Georgia 27 percent).

The overall positive test rate in Coweta is 13.8 percent this week, with the two-week infection rate rising to 17.1 percent (from 16.6 last week).

Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 27,754 cases, 458 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,148 hospitalizations through Feb. 15 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.

COWETA COUNTY BY THE NUMBERS – February 9-15

Total Number of New Cases : 93 (average 13.3 per day) /  Previous Week – 113 /  Trend – down 20
Total Number of Deaths: 0 / Previous Week – 1 / Trend – down 1
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 9 / Previous Week – 16 / Trend – down 7

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 … 220 cases (14.7 per day), 2 deaths, 25 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
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
Dec. 8-14 … 139 cases (19.8 per day), 0 deaths, 21 hospitalized
Dec. 15-21 … 176 cases (25.1 per day), 2 deaths, 18 hospitalized
Dec. 22-28 … 183 cases (26.1 per day), 0 deaths, 21 hospitalized
Dec. 29-Jan. 4 … 175 cases (25.0 per day), 0 deaths, 15 hospitalized
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

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 February 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:

DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Feb. 1 … 27,548 cases (+14), 457 deaths (+1), 2,123 hospitalizations (+10*)
Thursday, Feb. 2 … 27,565 cases (+17), 457 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Feb. 3 … 27,588 cases (+23), 457 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Feb. 4 … 27,611 cases (+23), 457 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Feb. 5 … 27,625 cases (+14), 457 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Feb. 6 … 27,634 cases (+9), 457 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Feb. 7 … 27,646 cases (+12), 458 deaths (+1), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 8 … 27,661 cases (+15), 458 deaths (0), 2,139 hospitalizations (+16*)
Thursday, Feb. 9 … 27,675 cases (+14), 458 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Feb. 10 … 27,687 cases (+12), 458 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Feb. 11 … 27,701 cases (+14), 458 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Feb. 12 … 27,702 cases (+1), 458 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Feb. 13 … 27,702 cases (0), 458 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Feb. 14 … 27,738 cases (+36), 458 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 15 … 27,754 cases (+16), 458 deaths (0), 2,148 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)

GEORGIA

Georgia had declines in three of the four major COVID-19 categories for the week of February 9-15.

Georgia confirmed 4,480 cases for an average of 640.0 per day last week, falling by 728 cases from the previous week.

Other categories to have declines included deaths with 57 (down 11) and ICU admits of 27 (down 5).

Hospitalizations did have a slight increase with 487 this week, up 6 from a week ago. It’s the first increase for hospitalizations since the week of Jan. 5-11 last month.

The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week remains at 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate falling to 11.6 percent (11.9 percent last week).

Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,341,378 cases, 34,935 deaths, 137,541 hospitalizations and 17,584 ICU admits through Feb. 15 from when the pandemic began in March 2020.

GEORGIA BY THE NUMBERS – February 9-15

Total Number of New Cases : 4,480 (average 640.0 per day) /  Previous Week – 5,208 /  Trend – down 728
Total Number of Deaths: 57 / Previous Week – 68 / Trend – down 11
Total Number of Hospitalizations: 487 / Previous Week – 481 / Trend – up 6
Total Number of ICU Admits: 27 / Previous Week – 32 / Trend – down 5

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)