The COVID-19 surge that is sweeping the country hit Upson County on December 21st when 9 new cases were reported. Before that day new cases in the month of December were averaging only 1 a day.
Since then, cases have been averaging 12 per day, with the highest single day at 26 new cases reported on Wednesday.
Two-week test positivity in Upson County had been less than 1% in mid-December. On Wednesday, that rate was up to 24%. Hospitalizations at Upson Regional, which had been at zero on December 1st, began to show a rise on Christmas Eve, and the COVID census is now up to 8 patients.
The new Omicron variant is now estimated to account for 58% of cases in the United States. In the Southeast Region which includes Georgia, Omicron is more rampant and accounts for 78% of cases, with the remainder still Delta.
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