5,249 Positive Cases Confirmed in Athens-Clarke County, 45 Deaths

The Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report (https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report) confirms 5,249 positive cases of COVID-19 and 45 deaths reported in Athens-Clarke County as of 2:50 p.m. on October 7.

ACCGov updates the graphic with case information on it most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for social media. The graphic includes the increase in positive cases since the last update and the number of deaths. 

The October 7 update shows an increase of 47 positive cases and 0 deaths since Monday, October 5.

These are cumulative cases total since February 25, 2020. For reference, cumulative numbers from the beginning of each month:

• October 1 - 5,121
• September 1 - 3,082
• August 1 - 1,694
• July 1 - 574
• June 1 - 293
• May 1 - 155
• April 1 - 54
• March 1 - 4

The Daily Status Report is now updated once daily at 3:00 p.m. to allow time to process and validate laboratory and case reports. If you view the data, please be sure to check the area showing the definitions of the information presented. Some, such as "hospitalizations," have different meanings than what may be expected.

Northeast Health District Weekly Report - October 5

The Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) Northeast Health District produces a weekly COVID-19 testing report for the 10-county district that covers Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties.

Athens-Clarke County's page of the report is shown in the two graphs below:

The newest weekly report for Oct. 5 was released on Wed., Oct. 7.

The report includes county-by-county information about:

• Total number of PCR tests performed by all providers reported to DPH
• Percent of total tested with positive results
• Positive cases per 100,000 total population
• Cumulative number hospitalized
• Percent of positive cases requiring hospitalization
• Cumulative deaths
• Percent of positive cases who died
• Deaths per 100,000 total population
• Positive cases by race/ethnicity and age (from tests performed by the Northeast Health District only - does not include other providers)

Positive UGA COVID-19 Tests Reported Through DawgCheck - Week 8 (Sept. 28 - Oct. 4)

The University of Georgia DawgCheck tool gives members of the campus community the ability to self-monitor and to facilitate information sharing internally and with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). Any student or employee with a positive COVID-19 test is required to report the test in DawgCheck.

The table above reflects the total number of positive test results reported through DawgCheck each week. It is updated every Wednesday. Please note the following:

• Positive tests reported through DawgCheck are from any of the approximately 50,000 faculty, staff, and students connected to the University of Georgia, whether located in Athens, extended campuses, extension offices across the state, or even other states and countries for students who elected to take online classes.
• The totals may include reports from individuals who have not been on campus recently, there may be delays in reporting, and the totals may even include individuals who have recovered.
• Therefore, the data does not serve as an accurate barometer of the current status of COVID-19 at any point in time at any one of UGA’s campuses.
• The “Other” category in the survey tool may indicate that a test was not done by a resource in the Athens-Clarke County community. For example, for the week of September 14, about half of the tests in the “Other” category were done in Athens-Clarke County, half were from 12 other counties in Georgia, and 2 tests were performed out-of-state.
• The University has no way to validate the majority of these reports or the quality of those unknown testing sites but is reporting them as submitted.

DawgCheck and other University of Georgia-related COVID information is available at the University Health Center website at https://uhs.uga.edu/healthtopics/covid-19-health-and-exposure-updates.