Statewide, health officials are tracking an average of 38 new reported cases of covid per 100,00 residents. In Floyd County, the average remains higher.
Statewide, health officials are tracking an average of 38 new reported cases of covid per 100,00 residents. In Floyd County, the average remains higher.
The number of new reported covid cases continues to plunge across Northwest Georgia but at a much slower rate than the state average.
For 14 days ending Wednesday, Floyd County reported an average of 64 new cases per 100,000 residents. The state average has dropped to 38 cases per 100,000.
Bartow’s average was 49 cases followed by 44 in Polk, 38 in Gordon, and 32 in Chattooga, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
For the seven days ending Wednesday afternoon, 65 new cases were reported together from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties. That’s down from 98 the previous week.
The breakdown:
♦ Floyd: 27 new cases vs. 35 cases the week ending March 8.
♦ Bartow: 19 or half of last week’s 38 cases.
♦ Gordon: 9 new cases, up two.
♦ Polk: 8 cases vs. 12.
♦ Chattooga: 2 cases vs. 6 last week.
Statewide: 1,826 new cases were reported vs. 2,306 for the previous seven days. Another 36 people died statewide vs. 49 a week earlier.
No additional covid deaths were reported across Northwest Georgia in the past seven days.
Get tested: The free covid test site at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Capitol Beat News Service contributed to this report.
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