Weekly Report: Coweta County sees increases in new cases
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – For the second consecutive week, Coweta County had increases in new COVID-19 cases.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, November 23 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 79 new COVID-19 cases in the past reporting week of Nov. 17-23. The county averaged 11.3 cases per day with five of the seven days registering double-digit cases. It was the second consecutive week with case increases, up 13 from a week earlier.
In addition, Coweta recorded 1 death (same as previous week) and 8 hospitalizations (down 3).
For the month of November, Coweta County has seen 206 new cases (8.9 per day) with 2 deaths and 21 hospitalizations. The hospitalizations are the fewest for a month since only 10 were recorded in July 2021.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 197,604 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents through Nov. 23 with 596 last week. The Coweta and Georgia vaccination rates follow – Coweta is at 56 percent with one dose (Georgia is at 66 percent), 51 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. 23, with the two-week infection rate increasing to 10.2 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.7 and 8.4, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 26,212 cases, 449 deaths (with an additional 67 probable deaths) and 1,978 hospitalizations through Nov. 23 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 only two of five major COVID-19 categories for the week of Nov. 17-23.
Georgia confirmed 3,086 cases for an average of 440.8 per day last week – rising by 380 cases from the previous week of Nov. 10-16. It’s the third time in four weeks Georgia has totaled over 3,000 cases in a week.
The only other category to increase in the past week was hospitalizations with 470, up 17.
Categories that saw decreases last week included deaths with 67 (down 8), ICU admits at 24 (down 3) and COVID patients hospitalized with 572 or 3.8 percent, down 21 from the previous week.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week is 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate increasing from 5.3 percent last week to 5.7 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,261,414 cases, 34,042 deaths, 130,124 hospitalizations and 17,169 ICU admits through Nov. 23 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 … 206 cases (8.9 per day), 2 deaths, 21 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. 1-7 … 203 cases (29.0 per day), 1 death, 24 hospitalized
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
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 October 26 to November 23 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 … 25,955 cases (+7), 446 deaths (0), 1,949 hospitalizations (+12^)
Thursday, Oct. 27 … 25,963 cases (+8), 447 deaths (+1), not available
Friday, Oct. 28 … 25,984 cases (+21), 447 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Oct. 29 … 25,991 cases (+7), 447 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Oct. 30 … 26,001 cases (+10), 447 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Oct. 31 … 26,006 cases (+5), 447 deaths (0), not available
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^^)
^^ 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.
