Weekly Report: Georgia, Coweta see slight increases in new cases
From Staff Reports
THE SKINNY – Both Georgia and Coweta County experienced small climbs in new COVID-19 cases in the past week.
Below is the weekly summary of COVID-19 data thru Wednesday, February 1 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
COWETA COUNTY
Coweta County confirmed 84 new COVID-19 cases in this past reporting period of January 26 to February 1. The total of new cases was an increase of 6 from the previous reporting period of January 19-25, breaking a streak of four weeks with declines. The county averaged 12.0 new cases per day for the week and was the second time since mid-November 2022 below 100 cases.
Coweta did have only 1 death in the past week (down 1 from a week ago) and 10 hospitalizations (up 3).
For the month of January, Coweta finished with 484 cases (15.6 per day), 3 deaths and 54 hospitalizations. In comparison to December 2022, the county had 240 fewer new cases, the same amount of deaths and 28 less hospitalizations.
Per the Georgia Department of Public Health, 201,198 vaccines have been applied to Coweta residents thru Feb. 1 with 229 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 was 13.8 percent this week (Jan. 26-Feb. 1), with the two-week infection rate rising to 14.9 percent. Last week, those test rates were at 13.8 and 14.2, respectively.
Coweta has confirmed cumulative totals of 27,548 cases, 457 deaths (with an additional 68 probable deaths) and 2,123 hospitalizations through Feb. 1 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
Georgia saw slight increases in two of the four major COVID-19 categories for the week of January 26-February 1.
Georgia confirmed 5,191 cases for an average of 741.6 per day last week, rising by 112 cases from the previous week of Jan. 19-25. The rise in cases broke a string of three straight weeks of declining numbers.
The other category to grow was deaths with 123, up 10 from a week ago. That increase was the fifth consecutive week for deaths to rise and the most since mid-September 2022.
Two categories to see a decrease included hospitalizations with 533 (down 51) and ICU admits at 34 (down 4). The hospitalizations were the fewest since 378 from November 24-30, 2022.
The overall positive test rate in Georgia this week remains at 12.5 percent, with the two-week infection rate falling from 12.5 percent last week to 12.0 now.
Overall, Georgia has confirmed cumulative totals of 2,331,690 cases, 34,810 deaths, 136,573 hospitalizations and 17,525 ICU admits through Feb. 1 from when the pandemic began in March 2020.
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 … 724 cases (23.4 per day), 3 deaths, 82 hospitalizations
January 2023 … 484 cases (15.6 per day), 3 deaths, 54 hospitalizations
February 2023 … 14 cases (14.0 per day), 1 death, 0 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. 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
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
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 December 28 to February 1 is listed below from the Georgia Department of Public Health:
DAY, DATE … Confirmed Cases (Change), Deaths (Change), Hospitalized (Change)
Wednesday, Dec. 28 … 26,941 cases (+27), 453 deaths (0), 2,063 hospitalizations (+21^^)
Thursday, Dec. 29 … 26,943 cases (+2), 453 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Dec. 30 … 27,013 cases (+70), 453 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Dec. 31 … 27,050 cases (+37), 453 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Jan. 1 … 27,052 cases (+2), 453 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 2 … 27,053 cases (+1), 453 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 3 … 27,053 cases (0), 453 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Jan. 4 … 27,116 cases (+63), 453 deaths (0), 2,078 hospitalizations (+15^^)
Thursday, Jan. 5 … 27,166 cases (+50), 454 deaths (+1), not available
Friday, Jan. 6 … 27,188 cases (+22), 454 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Jan. 7 … 27,209 cases (+21), 454 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Jan. 8 … 27,215 cases (+6), 454 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 9 … 27,218 cases (+3), 454 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 10 … 27,220 cases (+2), 454 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Jan. 11 … 27,283 cases (+63), 454 deaths (0), 2,091 hospitalizations (+13^^)
Thursday, Jan. 12 … 27,302 cases (+19), 454 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Jan. 13 … 27,311 cases (+9), 454 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Jan. 14 … 27,331 cases (+20), 454 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Jan. 15 … 27,345 cases (+14), 454 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 16 … 27,355 cases (+10), 454 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 17 … 27,365 cases (+10), 454 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Jan. 18 … 27,386 cases (+21), 454 deaths (0), 2,106 hospitalizations (+15^^)
Thursday, Jan. 19 … 27,401 cases (+15), 455 deaths (+1), not available
Friday, Jan. 20 … 27,406 cases (+5), 455 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Jan. 21 … 27,422 cases (+16), 456 deaths (+1), not available
Sunday, Jan. 22 … 27,431 cases (+9), 456 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 23 … 27,444 cases (+13), 456 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 24 … 27,451 cases (+7), 456 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Jan. 25 … 27,464 cases (+13), 456 deaths (0), 2,113 hospitalizations (+7^^)
Thursday, Jan. 26 … 27,472 cases (+8), 456 deaths (0), not available
Friday, Jan. 27 … 27,490 cases (+18), 456 deaths (0), not available
Saturday, Jan. 28 … 27,505 cases (+15), 456 deaths (0), not available
Sunday, Jan. 29 … 27,506 cases (+1), 456 deaths (0), not available
Monday, Jan. 30 … 27,520 cases (+14), 456 deaths (0), not available
Tuesday, Jan. 31 … 27,534 cases (+14), 456 deaths (0), not available
Wednesday, Feb. 1 … 27,548 cases (+14), 457 deaths (+1), 2,123 hospitalizations (+10^^)
^^ 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.
