Coronavirus trends for Upson and its bordering counties show new cases and test positivity rates on the rise, but hospitalizations and deaths declining. District 4 Public Health attributes the rise in cases to non-adherence to COVID Basics and small to medium size gatherings.
Upson County reported 98 new cases in November, more than double the cases in October, but still lower than the case numbers for July, August and September. There were zero deaths reported for the whole month, the first time this has happened since the beginning of the pandemic. New hospitalizations have decreased to 7, the lowest since June. The test positivity rate has been steadily increasing, with the 2-week positivity at only 4.2% on November 1st, jumping to 13% on November 30th. Upson is now one of 42 of Georgia’s 159 counties classified in the Red Zone.
For the combined area including Upson and its bordering counties, cases increased from 353 last month to 575 for November. Deaths decreased from 22 to 12, marking the lowest death toll since March. Monroe County had the highest number of new cases at 144, followed by Lamar County at 124. Talbot County had the fewest cases at 25. Monroe County had the highest number of new deaths at 4. Three counties reported zero deaths: Upson, Crawford and Talbot.
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Upson County |
New Cases |
New Deaths |
New Hosp. |
Avg Test Pos |
|
March
2020 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
April
2020 |
211 (hi) |
18 (hi) |
|
|
|
May
2020 |
65 |
16 |
|
|
|
June
2020 |
74 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
July
2020 |
116 |
2 |
9 |
|
|
Aug
2020 |
190 |
10 |
14 |
|
|
Sept
2020 |
138 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
Oct
2020 |
45 (lo) |
9 |
17 |
5.4% |
|
Nov
2020 |
98 |
0 (lo) |
7 |
8.4% |
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Source: Daily Reports from GA Dept of Public
Health |
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|
8-County Area |
New Cases |
New Deaths |
|
March
2020 |
24 |
0 |
|
April
2020 |
405 |
28 |
|
May
2020 |
266 (lo) |
26 |
|
June
2020 |
351 |
21 |
|
July
2020 |
864 |
14 |
|
Aug
2020 |
891 (hi) |
53 (hi) |
|
Sept
2020 |
494 |
33 |
|
Oct
2020 |
353 |
22 |
|
Nov
2020 |
575 |
12 (lo) |
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8-County Area = Upson, Pike, Lamar, Monroe, Crawford, Taylor, Talbot, and Meriwether |
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Source: Daily Reports from GA Dept of Public
Health |
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NOVEMBER 2020 |
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|
County |
New Cases |
New Deaths |
|
Upson |
98 |
0 |
|
Pike |
73 |
1 |
|
Lamar |
124 |
3 |
|
Monroe |
144 |
4 |
|
Crawford |
34 |
0 |
|
Taylor |
40 |
1 |
|
Talbot |
25 |
0 |
|
Meriwether |
37 |
3 |
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Source: Daily Reports from GA Dept of Public
Health |
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