COVID-19 Report January 2022

Confirmed cases, test positivity, and hospitalizations for the month of January were the highest they have ever been since the beginning of the pandemic.

January’s 962 new cases were more than double the last record of 473 set in August 2021.

The average two-week test positivity was 36%, far exceeding the past record of 23% set in September 2021.

34 new hospitalizations in January sailed past the record of 28 set in August 2021.

Since early November 2021, Upson County has enjoyed a 75-day run of zero COVID deaths, the longest run on record. This hiatus came to an end the last half of January when 5 new deaths were recorded.

UPSON COUNTY	New Cases	New Deaths	New Hospitaliz	Avg 2-wk Test Pos	%Total Pop Fully Vax
Apr 2020	211	18 (hi)
June 2020	74	9	1 (lo)
Nov 2020	98	0 (lo)	7	8.4%
June 2021	6 (lo)	1	6	1.8% (lo)	26%
July 2021	37	0 (lo)	6	2.2%	28%
Aug 2021	473	1	28	19.1%	29%
Sept 2021	324	12	15	23.3%	34%
Oct 2021	49	12	12	6.9%	37%
Nov 2021	28	4	5	2.9%	38%
Dec 2021	219	0 (lo)	8	7.2%	38%
Jan 2022	962 (hi)	5	34 (hi)	36.1% (hi)	44%
Sources: GA Dept of Public Health Daily Reports, and CDC Data Tracker