Both the Cobb County School District and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s School Age Surveillance Report show a decrease in new cases of COVID-19 among Cobb County’s students, although the rate of transmission per 100,000 of population for a two-week period is still considerably above the threshold of 100 per 100,000 over a 7-day period that is considered high.
Over the past week the Surveillance Report indicated that the case rate for the 5-17 age group in Cobb County declined from a two week rate of 1244 per 100,000 down to 976 cases.
Cobb County School District Chris Ragsdale wrote in a press release this afternoon:
Over the last three weeks, we have seen a substantial drop in COVID-19 cases in Cobb schools:
- As of today’s update, positive cases in our schools have declined 44% since peaking the week of August 27.
- This drop is reflected in our schools, with 103 of our 114 schools showing a decline in cases – meaning 90% of our schools have seen a decrease in positive cases.
Ragsdale released a spreadsheet showing week-by-week cases, and the percentage drop from the peak.
| SCHOOL | 6-Aug | 13-Aug | 20-Aug | 27-Aug | 3-Sep | 10-Sep | 17-Sep | PERCENT DROP FROM PEAK | |
| Acworth Intermediate | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | AT PEAK | |
| Addison | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | -59% | |
| Argyle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -17% | |
| Austell | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -83% | |
| Baker | 2 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | -89% | |
| Bells Ferry | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -60% | |
| Belmont Hills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -100% | |
| Big Shanty Inter. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | AT PEAK | |
| Birney | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -57% | |
| Blackwell | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -64% | |
| Brumby | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | -60% | |
| Bryant | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | -63% | |
| Bullard | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | -91% | |
| Chalker | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -14% | |
| Cheatham Hill | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | -60% | |
| City View | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -78% | |
| Clarkdale | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -43% | |
| Clay Harmony Leland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -40% | |
| Compton | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -17% | |
| Davis | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | -75% | |
| Dowell | 5 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | -79% | |
| Due West | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | -50% | |
| East Side | 3 | 46 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | -91% | |
| Eastvalley | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | AT PEAK | |
| Elementary Virtual Program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO CASES | |
| Fair Oaks | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | AT PEAK | |
| Ford | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | -81% | |
| Frey | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | -62% | |
| Garrison Mill | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -87% | |
| Green Acres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -40% | |
| Haven at Skyview | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100% | |
| Hayes | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | -71% | |
| Hendricks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -86% | |
| Hollydale | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -80% | |
| Keheley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | AT PEAK | |
| Kemp | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -29% | |
| Kennesaw Primary | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | AT PEAK | |
| Kincaid | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -50% | |
| King Springs | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -33% | |
| LaBelle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | AT PEAK | |
| Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | -82% | |
| Mableton | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -43% | |
| McCall Primary | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -100% | |
| Milford | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -100% | |
| Mount Bethel | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | -55% | |
| Mountain View | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | -25% | |
| Murdock | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | -64% | |
| Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -82% | |
| Nickajack | 0 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 9 | -65% | |
| Norton Park | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -17% | |
| Pickett’s Mill | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | -90% | |
| Pitner | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -75% | |
| Powder Springs | 0 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -93% | |
| Powers Ferry | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -100% | |
| Riverside | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -83% | |
| Rocky Mount | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 11 | -54% | |
| Russell | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -67% | |
| Sanders | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -57% | |
| Sedalia Park | 0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -87% | |
| Shallowford Falls | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -60% | |
| Smyrna | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | -64% | |
| Sope Creek | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | -89% | |
| South Cobb Early Learning Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -50% | |
| Still | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -70% | |
| Teasley | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | AT PEAK | |
| Timber Ridge | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | AT PEAK | |
| Tritt | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | -62% | |
| Varner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | -40% | |
| Vaughan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 11 | -39% | |
| Awtrey | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -88% | |
| Barber | 0 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -97% | |
| Campbell | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 8 | -56% | |
| Cobb Online Learning Academy – Middle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO CASES | |
| Cooper | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -96% | |
| Daniell | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | -27% | |
| Dickerson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 38 | AT PEAK | |
| Dodgen | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | -91% | |
| Durham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -89% | |
| East Cobb | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | -50% | |
| Floyd | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -80% | |
| Garrett | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | -89% | |
| Griffin | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | -94% | |
| Hightower Trail | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | AT PEAK | |
| Lindley | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | -88% | |
| Lindley 6th Grade Academy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -80% | |
| Lost Mountain | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -92% | |
| Lovinggood | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | -100% | |
| Mabry | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 5 | -74% | |
| McCleskey | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 9 | -59% | |
| McClure | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -80% | |
| Palmer | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -67% | |
| Pearson | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | -57% | |
| Pine Mountain | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -100% | |
| Simpson | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -50% | |
| Smitha | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -14% | |
| Tapp | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | -18% | |
| Allatoona | 3 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 10 | -63% | |
| Campbell | 1 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 13 | -48% | |
| Cobb Horizon | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -67% | |
| Cobb Online Learning Academy – High | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 CASE | |
| Harrison | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | -5% | |
| Hillgrove | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 7 | -61% | |
| Kell | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | -40% | |
| Kennesaw Mountain | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -32% | |
| Lassiter | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | -64% | |
| McEachern | 5 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 8 | -70% | |
| North Cobb | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 15 | -21% | |
| Osborne | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | -11% | |
| Pebblebrook | 0 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 16 | -16% | |
| Pope | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | -92% | |
| South Cobb | 0 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -50% | |
| Sprayberry | 7 | 12 | 32 | 69 | 26 | 4 | 6 | -91% | |
| Walton | 4 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 7 | -79% | |
| Wheeler | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | -53% | |
| TOTAL | 185 | 551 | 936 | 1026 | 937 | 633 | 575 | -44% |
The cumulative cases for the CCSD since July 2 now stands a 4,978.
Ragsdale is like a drunk driver bragging that he got home without killing anybody.
School cases were astronomically high. Now they’re just catastrophically high.
This isn’t something to brag about!