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While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.
According to the Tuesday, Nov. 10, report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County has 1,072 confirmed cases, and 13 antigen positive cases. White County had its first confirmed case reported in mid-March.
As of Nov. 9, the White County Emergency Management Agency considered 730 cases to be recoveries out of the 1,055 cases reported by DPH at that time. A patient is considered to have recovered 21 days after a confirmed case report is provided to the county.
White County’s seven-day average of new cases increased from 4.6 on Nov. 3 to 6 on Nov. 10. The DPH update listed 42 new cases from Nov. 3 to Nov. 10. Counts for previous weekly periods were 32 from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, nine from Oct. 20-27, 24 from Oct. 13-20, 34 from Oct. 6-13.
As of Nov. 10, DPH reported that there had been 26 deaths attributed to the coronavirus in White County. The ages of the deceased listed include men ages 26, 36, 60, 65, 68, 74, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 88, and women ages 43, 54, 56, 71, 76, 77, 82, 87, 88 and four over 90. All but three are listed as having chronic health conditions.
White County Schools
The White County School System weekly COVID-19 status report on Nov. 11 said there was currently one student who had reported positive for COVID-19 and 18 students quarantined for possible exposure at that time. At that time, there were four reports of a staff member with a positive COVID-19 test, and three staff members quarantined for possible exposure.
The reported numbers reflect students and staff who are out on that particular day – in this case, Nov. 11 – because of either a positive test or exposure to somebody with COVID-19 and are not cumulative.