COVID-19 UPDATE FOR JUNE

Upson County set new record lows in June as confirmed COVID cases plummeted from May’s record of 26 down to only 6 cases for the month of June. Average 2-week test positivity also showed a significant drop from May’s record low of 3.8% down to 1.8% for June. The CDC’s Community Transmission Level for Upson was Substantial in April, went down to Moderate in May, and hit Low for the very first time by the end of June.

Upson’s confirmed COVID deaths were 4 in May and declined to only 1 in June, but still not down to the zero deaths we saw in November of 2020. New hospitalizations are surprisingly on the rise, increasing from 2 in May to 6 in June.

According to the CDC Data Tracker for vaccinations, 26% of Upson County’s population is fully vaccinated, compared to Georgia with 37% and the United States with 47%.

UPSON COUNTY	New Cases	New Deaths	New Hospitaliz.	Avg 2-wk Test Pos	% Fully Vaccinated
Mar 2020	5	0
Apr 2020	211	18 (hi)
May 2020	65	16
June 2020	74	9	1 (lo)
July 2020	116	2	9
Aug 2020	190	10	14
Sept 2020	138	7	14
Oct 2020	45	9	17	5.4%
Nov 2020	98	0 (lo)	7	8.4%
Dec 2020	246	1	12	13.7%
Jan 2021	405 (hi)	14	24 (hi)	21% (hi)
Feb 2021	112	10	22	10.8%
Mar 2021	60	7	7	6.7%
Apr 2021	45	4	7	5.3%	19%
May 2021	26	4	2	3.8%	24%
June 2021	6 (lo)	1	6	1.8% (lo)	26%
Sources: GA Dept of Public Health Daily Reports, and CDC Data Tracker