Cobb County Government: COVID-19 Update, Marietta

Press release from the Cobb County Government:

January 26, 2021

The information below is being presented as a public service to residents of Cobb County. COVID-19 vaccination and testing efforts are being coordinated by the Georgia Department of Public Health and its local arm with Cobb and Douglas Public Health.

• Cases to date:
  • 49,082 (PCR)
  • 11,066 Antigens
• 2 week case rate = 885 per 100,000 (with Ags+PCR)
  • NOTE: 100 per 100,000 population is considered high community spread
• Deaths reported = 663
• Vaccination Effort
  • 12,309 doses administered (Cobb = 10,620)
  • Over 690 given at Jim R Miller Park Monday
  • 216 doses given at Douglas Health Center
• Status Update:
  • Scheduling issues with CDPH caused some appts to be moved.
  • Vaccine supply not thought to be increasing much until March April
  • Hope for Astra Zeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccine
  • Working with community partners on the creation of mass vaccination sites
• Takeaways
  • Hope for more vaccines on the horizon in the next few months
  • Concerns for the variant strains in the state and community
  • Prevention must be adhered to:
    • Wearing masks
    • Physical distancing
    • Washing hands
    • Not gathering outside of households

Important Links:

Testing Appointments - https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/en-US/

Testing Locations (CORE) - https://www.coregeorgia.org/cobbanddouglascounty

COVID-19 Vaccinations - https://www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com/covid-vaccine/

COVID-19 Vaccination Providers - https://dph.georgia.gov/locations/covid-vaccination-site

COVID-19 Data (Georgia) - https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report

COVID-19 Data (Cobb) - https://reports.mysidewalk.com/17554e75c

This press release was produced by the Cobb County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.