UPSON COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE

Testing by District 4 Public Health increased dramatically in December, averaging 130 tests each Wednesday at the drive-through at Upson Regional parking deck. In November the average number of tests each Wednesday was only 45 and in October only 36.

Two-week moving averages for total drive-through and clinic COVID-19 testing in Upson County have shown positivity rates steadily rising from 5.4% in October, to 8.4% in November, to 13.7% in December. The average 2-week test positivity for just the first 10 days in January is 23.6%.

Upson County is in Georgia’s highest bracket for case rate per 100,000 people in the last 14 days. This bracket includes any county with a rate higher than 930. Upson’s rate is currently 959 which ranks it as #34 among Georgia’s 159 counties. Nearby Lamar County ranks #23 with a rate of 1,018, and Butts County is #22 with a rate of 1,037. The #1 most infected county in the state is Jackson County in northeast Georgia, with a rate of 1,454.

District 4 Drive-Thru Testing at Upson Regional			All Upson  Test Sites
Month	Total Specimens	Daily Average	Avg 2-wk % Pos
Aug 2020	352	88
Sept 2020	276	55
Oct 2020	144	36	5.4%
Nov 2020	136	45	8.4%
Dec 2020	652	130	13.7%