5 graphs about the coronavirus in Georgia to help you make sense of what’s going on
As Georgia continues to combat COVID-19, tracking the spread of cases and deaths across the state remains important.
These graphs below are meant to help you do that. They are interactive, meaning you can hover over them and see data points dating back to when Georgia reported its first coronavirus cases in March.
These graphs use data reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. They will update once a day following the DPH 7 p.m. report.
New cases and seven-day average
The above graph tracks the number of new coronavirus cases and a seven-day average of new cases.
The number of new cases each day is found by subtracting the total number of cases reported on this day from the number of cases reported the day before.
The seven-day average is found by adding the number of new cases reported each day and dividing by the number of days in a week. This average, called a simple moving average, can help identify trends.
The Georgia Department of Public Health publishes a similar graph. However, the department uses three different measures to help identify the date of new coronavirus cases. They are:
- The date when symptoms first appeared
- The first positive collection date, if the date of symptom onset is invalid or missing
- The date the case is reported, if the dates for symptom onset and first positive collection are missing or invalid
The state health department also says two weeks of the most recent data may be missing from their graph.
New deaths
This graph shows the number of new deaths reported each day since March 12.
Total cases
This graph shows the number of total cases reported in Georgia since March 2.
Total deaths
This graph shows the number of total coronavirus deaths reported in Georgia since March 11.
Total number of cases in the Columbus area
This graph shows the total number of coronavirus cases in the Columbus area since March.
This story was originally published April 29, 2020 at 10:54 AM.