February 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The number of active COVID cases in DeKalb County is still on the rise.
At last report the Tennessee Department of Health recorded 621 active cases of COVID in DeKalb County, up from 417 in the report last week. As of January 22, DeKalb County has had 91 deaths and 136 hospitalizations due to COVID since March 2020.
“The number of cases reported by the Tennessee Department of Health for the month of January statewide are the highest we’ve seen thus far. The omicron variant is the dominant strain of COVID 19 in Tennessee, and it has swept across the state very quickly,” said Dr. Lisa Piercey, TDH Commissioner.
The Centers for Disease Control reports that 46.1% of the DeKalb County population has received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 40.24% is fully vaccinated.
Over the seven-day period, January 16-22, DeKalb County had a case count of 373 for a daily case rate of 260.1 per 100,000 residents, up from 186.9 per 100,000 residents from the period of January 9-15.
For the 14-day period, January 9-22, DeKalb County’s case count was 641 for a daily case rate of 223.5 per 100,000 residents, up from 152 per 100,000 residents for the period of January 2-15.
For the 14 days prior, December 26 to January 8, the case count was 276 for a daily case rate of 96.2 per 100,000 residents, up from 49.2 per 100,000 residents December 19- January 1.
From March 5, 2020, to January 22, 2022, DeKalb County has had a total of 5,363 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 38 per 100,000.
Over the last 7-day reporting period the average percent positive was 51.4%, up from 43.6% in the previous report.