October 28, 2020 Update

Community Conversation with Mayor Kelly Girtz - October 28, 2020

Watch the October 28 Community Conversation with Mayor Kelly Girtz

Watch a recording of this month's episode of Community Conversations with Mayor Kelly Girtz that includes a discussion during the first half about the Wild Rumpus' changes for 2020 due to the pandemic and a discussion about the November 3 Election during the second half of the program.

The October Community Conversation included:

Mayor Kelly Girtz
Wild Rumpus Organizer Timi Conley
Elections Office Director Charlotte Sosebee
Poll Worker Alice Eaves

The Community Conversation is available on:

YouTube (www.youtube.com/accgov);
the YouTube app on mobile devices or TV systems by searching for 'accgov';
Facebook (www.facebook.com/accgov);
the ACCGov website (www.accgov.com/videos).

A direct link to the conversation: https://youtu.be/mfchCinvj6w.

The Community Conversations program is a monthly discussion with Mayor Girtz and a guest or guests from the community talking about a wide variety of topics. Watch Community Conversations program on the fourth Wednesday of each month live at 6:00 p.m. or on-demand afterwards.

5,748 Cumulative Positive Cases Confirmed in Athens-Clarke County, 48 Deaths

The Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report (https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report) confirms 5,748 positive cases of COVID-19 and 48 deaths reported in Athens-Clarke County as of 2:50 p.m. on October 28.

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 28 update shows an increase of 40 positive cases and 1 death since Monday, October 26.

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.

Positive UGA COVID-19 Tests Reported Through DawgCheck - Week 11 (Oct. 19-25)

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.

DawgCheck Reports: Positive COVID-19 Tests by Week

Visit the UGA Health Center Website with these graphs and other updates.

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.
For the week of October 12, 60% of the tests in the “Other” category were performed in Athens-Clarke and adjoining counties and the rest were located elsewhere in the state. No students tested reported positive tests done outside of the state. Two instructional faculty reported positive tests.

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.

Northeast Health District Weekly Report - October 26

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:

Northeast Health District County Report - Athens-Clarke County - Oct. 26

The newest weekly report for Oct. 26 was released on Wed., Oct. 28.

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)

While reports are dated on Monday and use data for the previous week, the reports will usually be posted on Wednesday due to the time required to assemble and confirm the report.

The report is available each week at: publichealthathens.com/wp/programs/infectious-disease/coronavirus-covid-19-information/athens-district-covid-data/

Frequency of Updates

This coronavirus email / text update is sent once to twice a week during normal weeks, usually on Wednesdays and Fridays, with other updates as necessary with important information.

Questions can still be directed to www.accgov.com/coronavirus, which will be updated regularly, the info line at 706-613-3333, or coronavirus@accgov.com.