Upson County saw no change from 17 cases the last half of October, to 17 again for the first half of November. Talbot was the only county with a significant drop, from 11 the last half of October down to only 3 the first half of November. Crawford, Taylor, and Meriwether Counties dropped slightly by 3 cases each. Counties with cases on the rise include Spalding, increasing from 74 cases up to 99 cases, Pike increasing from 10 to 29, Monroe going from 29 to 48, and Lamar with a slight increase from 22 to 24 cases.
The same 4 counties, Spalding, Pike, Monroe and Lamar, that are showing an uptick in cases also have the lowest vaccination rates in the area. And they are the only counties that still have a CDC ranking of High for Level of Community Transmission. The other area counties, Upson, Talbot, Taylor, Meriwether and Crawford, have higher vaccination rates, and lower transmission levels, either Substantial or Moderate.
New COVID-19 Cases (2021) | ||||||
COUNTY | Aug 16 - 31 | Sep 1 - 15 | Sep 16 - 30 | Oct 1 - 15 | Oct 16 - 31 | Nov 1 - 15 |
Upson | 331 | 219 | 105 | 32 | 17 | 17 |
Pike | 264 | 202 | 85 | 32 | 10 | 29 |
Lamar | 312 | 159 | 94 | 38 | 22 | 24 |
Monroe | 259 | 194 | 86 | 47 | 29 | 48 |
Crawford | 78 | 76 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
Taylor | 96 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Talbot | 47 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Meriwether | 168 | 153 | 82 | 36 | 20 | 17 |
Spalding | 739 | 700 | 308 | 153 | 74 | 99 |
Source: GA Dept of Public Health Daily Reports | ||||||
% Total Population Fully Vaccinated | ||
Level of Community Transmission | ||
November 15, 2021 | ||
| % Vax | Transmission |
Georgia | 49% | Substantial |
Upson County | 37% | Moderate |
Talbot County | 30% | Moderate |
Taylor County | 29% | Substantial |
Meriwether County | 25% | Moderate |
Crawford County | 19% | Substantial |
Spalding County | 17% | High |
Pike County | 16% | High |
Lamar County | 15% | High |
Monroe County | 13% | High |
Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker | ||
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