Last Saturday, we posted with an update showing 650 positive tests (cumulative) in the five ZIP codes in East Cobb.
As of Wednesday afternoon, that number had grown to 696, according to figures posted by Cobb and Douglas Public Health.
Here’s a link to a hover map (screenshot above) that tracks the number of cases by each ZIP Code and contains related data.
Two ZIP Codes in East Cobb have more than 200 positive cases each. The biggest number of cases continue to be in ZIP Codes in Marietta and South Cobb. The figures do not break down the number of hospitalizations or deaths by ZIP Code.
The figures below show the number of cases in East Cobb, with Wednesday’s figures next to the ZIP Code, and last Friday’s totals in parenthesis:
- 30067: 205 (192)
- 30062: 203 (180)
- 30066: 156 (150)
- 30068: 116 (113)
- 30075: 16 (15)
The totals are compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health, State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS) but do not include the number of deaths by ZIP Code.
As of Thursday afternoon, Cobb County has 3,751 confirmed cases of COVID-19 overall, 224 total deaths and 790 hospitalizations.
Only Fulton County (301) has more deaths than Cobb. Gwinnett has the most cases in the state, with 5,753, followed by Fulton (5,325) and DeKalb (4,541), then Cobb.
Those figures are according to the Georgia Department of Public Health, which updates figures daily at 3 p.m.
The number of positive viral tests in Georgia now stands at 60,912 for an infection rate of 8.4 percent for viral tests. A total of 2,605 Georgians have died due to COVID-19. The Cobb infection rate is 5.3 percent.
The state data also breaks down cases and deaths by race, sex and ethnicity, and indicates whether those who’ve died also had comorbidities (other health issues).
The vast majority of COVID-19 deaths in Georgia have been people who are 60 and older: 1,050 are 80 and older, 696 are from ages 70-79 and 490 deaths have been between ages 60-69.
A total of 178 of Cobb’s 224 deaths have been people ages 70 and older: 31 for ages 90 and older, 72 for ages 80-89 and 74 for ages 70-79. Another 22 people in Cobb have died between the ages of 60-69.
The highest number of cases is taking place among younger populations, especially as the rate of testing has increased. A total of 10,702 cases in Georgia are between the ages of 18-29, 10,359 between 50-59, 10,170 between 40-49 and 9,746 between 40-49.
The respective number of deaths in those groups are 11, 217, 96 and 44.
In Cobb County, the age group with the most cases is ages 50-59, with 608 cases. There have been 593 cases for ages 40-49, 581 cases for ages 30-39 and 512 cases for ages 20-29.
For more data from Cobb and Douglas Public Health, click here.
Cobb government has a COVID-19 dashboard using data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
There’s also a new independent tracker of Georgia DPH virus data that’s collected at covid-georgia.com and contains analysis, including the trends noted above with newer cases occurring among younger populations, and noting more asymptomatic cases.
Related Content
- Kemp lifts more restrictions on 65+, dining, public gatherings
- The East Cobb Open for Business Directory
- East Cobb News COVID-19 Resource Page
