DPH provides Report on COVID-19 Trends in Georgia

On Friday, August 14, 2020, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) released the following information regarding the fight against COVID-19 in Georgia.  From August 3, to August 9, Georgia’s weekly statewide case numbers decreased by 7%.  The CDC report indicates that Georgia has experienced a 22% decrease in case numbers over the past two weeks relative to the two weeks prior to that and that the DPH has seen a downward trajectory of cases for two weeks now.  The highest % of case numbers still come from the high population counties in metro Atlanta (Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cobb have the highest case numbers) but these counties are actually experiencing decreases now.  As of August 13, the state reported over 1.9 million COVID-19 tests.  Eight of the last nine days the DPH reported more than 25,000 tests per day.  Average of nearly 31,000 per day over the last nine days.  DPH is operating 180 SPOCs, including mobile and pop-up locations statewide.  The number of specimens collected at DPH SPOCs has now passed 750,000.  Positivity rates are decreasing from 11.86% on July 27, to 10.98% on August 3, to 9.5% on August 9.  Daily hospitalizations have decreased 6.62% in the past seven days.  Emergency Department (ED) visits related to COVID-19 are slightly decreasing and ILI visits are slightly decreasing.