Cobb County issued the following announcement on July 31.
Public Health officials say cases of COVID-19 have doubled each week for the past four weeks.
- 48% of Cobb residents are fully vaccinated.
- Cobb is up to 399 cases per 100,000 residents (100 cases/100K is considered high spread)
- 11.8% of those being tested are coming up positive (5% or less preferred by public health)
- The fast-spreading “delta variant” makes up more than 85% of new cases
- More COVID cases are being reported than last summer’s surge
- Once you receive your first vaccination shot, it takes 4-5 weeks to become fully effective
DOWNLOAD the latest dataset from Cobb GIS HERE
Health officials are recommending both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks while indoors around others.
Please get vaccinated as soon as possible. Visit https://www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com/covid-vaccine/ to find a location
Please do not go to a hospital or medical clinic to get tested. Visit https://www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com/services/epidemiology-infectious-disease/covid-testing/ to find a testing location near you.
Original source can be found here.
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