MID-APRIL COVID-19 UPDATE

As Georgia’s cases, deaths, and hospitalizations continue to decline, Upson County’s numbers are on the rise. From the last half of March to the first half of April new cases in Upson have increased from 20 to 26, deaths have increased from 1 to 3, and new hospitalizations have increased from 1 to 4.

There has been slight improvement in Upson’s average 2-week test positivity, dropping from 5.5% the last half of March down to 5.3% the first half of April, which is closely in line with the state’s 5% positivity rate. Upson’s mortality rate has increased slightly from 5.8% at the end of March to 5.9% mid-April. The state’s mortality rate is much lower at only 2%.

Within the CDC’s Levels of Community Transmission (Low, Moderate, Substantial, or High), which are determined by case rate and test positivity, Upson County is in the Substantial Level.

https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

Upson County	New Cases	New Deaths	New Hosp	Avg 2-wk Test Pos
Apr 16 – 30, 2020	77	13 (hi)
June 1 – 15	14 (lo)	6	1
June 16 – 30	60	3	0 (lo)
July 16 – 31	78	0 (lo)	4
Oct 16 – 31	16	3	7	4.4% (lo)
Nov 1 – 15	35	0 (lo)	1	6.0%
Nov 16 – 30	63	0 (lo)	6	10.9%
Dec 1 – 15	57	0 (lo)	4	11.7%
Jan 1 – 15, 2021	246 (hi)	2	14 (hi)	23.4% (hi)
Jan 16 – 31	162	12	10	18.7%
Feb 1 – 15	76	7	14 (hi)	12%
Feb 16 – 28	36	3	8	9.4%
Mar 1 – 15	40	6	6	8%
Mar 16 – 31	20	1	1	5.5%
Apr 1 – 15	26	3	4	5.3%
Source: Daily Reports from GA Department of Public Health