Only 15 counties in Georgia show low community levels. Out of Georgia’s 159 counties, 86 are classified as having high community levels of COVID-19, with most others at medium levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID Data Tracker, which is based on hospital capacity, COVID-19 hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Experts say the true number of new infections is likely much higher.
The 7-day average of newly confirmed COVID cases daily was 2,728 as of July 13, the most recent data available from DPH. The current number of cases is approaching the peak number from the first-ever coronavirus surge in summer 2020. The signs of a surge - the first one since the winter holidays’ omicron surge abated - are clear.Ĭase counts have been climbing for weeks in spite of the fact that home testing became widely available this year, driving down the numbers of lab tests available to detect a rise. People walk through Ponce City Market both masked and unmasked on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Atlanta. He said he still continues to wear his masks in public indoor settings including airports and grocery stores. But that’s not to say he’s taking it lightly. He said he expects each new variant to be more contagious but in general cause less severe disease than earlier iterations. Andrew Reisman, a Gainesville doctor and former president of the Medical Association of Georgia, said, “I think this will be routine.” “But we cannot deny that it is a reality that we need to deal with.” Fauci and his teammates urged continuing use of vaccine booster shots, voluntary masking, and for those who get infected, antiviral medications.Ībout this latest wave, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Biden. “We should not let it disrupt our lives,” said Dr. Explore Complete coverage of COVID-19 in Georgia In many cases, he said COVID may have triggered the initial condition, like with chronic lung disease, or when a COVID-related oxygen shortage causes a patient to faint, fall and injure themselves.įederal officials acknowledged the new variant’s quick spread in a recent briefing but didn’t discourage normal summertime activities. Wu said most COVID patients now are coming in for something besides COVID and then being diagnosed with the virus.
“I mean, this would be very difficult for us to maintain long-term.”
(Natrice Natrice Miller / Natrice Miller / hope this is not the new normal,” Wu said. She says she still wears her mask to stay safe and to prevent herself from getting Covid-19. Yariela Riviera (left) from Honduras holds her baby while talking to Marimet Pacheco (right) at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
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