Cobb County’s case rate for COVID-19 is soaring, in step with the national trend as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across the country.
The current rate posted on the Cobb & Douglas Public Health website is 805 cases per 100,000 of the population, reflecting the date range of December 11 to 24, 2021.
Meanwhile, the CDC, which reports cases on a 7-day basis, reports a case rate of 653.83 per 100,000 of population for the seven-day period ending on December 26. That represents a 326.98 percent increase for the county from the previous period, with hospitalizations rising 101.19 percent. Deaths from the disease, however, dropped by 46 percent.
| Cases | 4,970 |
| Case Rate per 100k | 653.83 |
| % Positivity | 24.79% |
| Deaths | <10 |
| % of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated | 44.5% |
| New Hospital Admissions | 169 |
| Cases | 326.98% |
| % Positivity | 14.22% |
| Deaths | -46.15% |
| % of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated | N/A |
| New Hospital Admissions | 101.19% |
National Trends in COVID-19 as the Omicron variant spreads
The CDC reports 1,446,040 new COVID-19 cases in the United States over the 7-day period ending December 27. That brings the total number of cases to 52,280,337 plus an estimated 164,644 new cases not added to the official tally.
National news organizations report a rise in pediatric admissions as the Omicron variant seems to affect people in a younger age range. In a news conference with New York governor Kathy Hochul it was reported that in New York City there has been more than a four-fold increase in the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 this month.
And the Associated Press reported that airlines have canceled more than 4,000 flights into or within the United States.
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