Introduction

Data Description

  1. This file displays trends in COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations over time for different age groups. Additional information by age group, including county-level case rates and vaccination rates over time, can be found at https://chhs-gt.shinyapps.io/age_dashboard.

  2. COVID-related counts are based on the PUI file extracted on January 27th, 2022. Only cases, deaths, and hospitalizations reported between 02/01/2020 and 01/23/2022 are included. Total population counts are taken from the 2020 OASIS Single Year of Age dataset. Data from persons with unknown age are excluded.

  3. COVID-19 cases include both confirmed cases and antigen positive cases. Cases can be sequenced by date reported or symptom onset. Cases are reported through multiple sources including electronic lab reporting (ELR), State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SendSS), faxed case reports, and calls from providers to DPH. Only the first infection of each individual is included.

    • Confirmed Case: individual with a positive molecular test
    • Antigen Positive Case: individual with a positive antigen test
    • Date Reported: date the individual was marked as a confirmed case or as a probable case
    • Symptom Onset: date of symptom onset (date of positive specimen collection is used if symptom onset date is missing)
  4. COVID-19 deaths include both confirmed deaths and probable deaths. Death plots therefore may appear different from those displayed on the Daily Status Report (https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report), which only shows confirmed deaths. Deaths can be sequenced by date reported or date of death.

    • Confirmed Death: confirmed case that was either reported to DPH as deceased by healthcare providers or medical examiners/coroners, identified by death certificates with COVID-19 indicated as the cause of death, or there is evidence that COVID-19 contributed to the individual’s death
    • Probable Death: probable case that was either reported to DPH as deceased by healthcare providers or medical examiners/coroners, identified by death certificates with COVID-19 indicated as the cause of death, or there is evidence that COVID contributed to the individual’s death OR individual with a death certificate that has COVID-19 indicated as the cause of death and there is no laboratory evidence for SARS-CoV-2
    • Date Reported: date the individual was marked as a confirmed death or as a probable death
    • Date of Death: date the individual died
  5. COVID-19 hospitalizations include confirmed and antigen positive cases who were hospitalized at the time the case was reported to DPH or when the case was interviewed. Only the first hospitalization of each individual is included. Hospitalizations are arranged by date of admission associated with the first hospitalization of an individual during COVID-19 infection (date the case was reported is used if date of admission is missing).

  6. Line plots show weekly COVID-related counts by the Monday starting the week and the corresponding rates (per 100,000 population). Where data is preliminary due to lag in reporting or incomplete weeks, dashed lines are used. To focus on particular age groups, click on the legend to remove unneeded lines. Stacked bar plots with counts and rates aggregated over calendar month are also provided for ages 17 years and below. Months with preliminary data have lighter bars.

  7. Tables compare this year’s data to data from one year ago. They include bar plots showing total COVID-related counts each week during the 14-week period 10/18/2021 to 01/23/2022 and the equivalent epiweeks from 2021, ordered by the Monday starting the week. Note, the y-axis for these plots may scale differently for different age groups, but is identical across the two years. Tables also contain rates (per 100,000 population) over three consecutive 14-day periods. If the total COVID-related count for an age group during a period is between 1 and 4, that rate will not be calculated and “<5 counts” will be displayed instead.

Cases

Cases

## Row 1

By Date Reported

By Symptom Onset

By Date Reported (Children Only)

By Symptom Onset (Children Only)

Cases per 100K Population

## Row 2

By Date Reported

By Symptom Onset

By Date Reported (Children Only)

By Symptom Onset (Children Only)

Comparison with Previous Year (by Date Reported)

## Row 4

Year 2022

Year 2021

Note: Barplots have a different y-axis range for different age groups and therefore should only be used to compare trends or magnitudes across years

Deaths

Deaths

## Row 1

By Date Reported

By Date of Death

By Date Reported (Children Only)

By Date of Death (Children Only)

Deaths per 100K Population

## Row 2

By Date Reported

By Date of Death

By Date Reported (Children Only)

By Date of Death (Children Only)

Comparison with Previous Year (by Date Reported)

## Row 4

Year 2022

Year 2021

Note: Barplots have a different y-axis range for different age groups and therefore should only be used to compare trends or magnitudes across years

Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations

## Row 1

By Date of Admission

By Date of Admission (Children Only)

Hospitalizations per 100K Population

## Row 2

By Date of Admission

By Date of Admission (Children Only)

Comparison with Previous Year (by Date of Admission)

## Row 4

Year 2022

Year 2021

Note: Barplots have a different y-axis range for different age groups and therefore should only be used to compare trends or magnitudes across years