Athens area COVID-19 update: Oconee leads in vaccinated %, Barrow has most new infections – Online Athens

Half of Oconee County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while 39% of Clarke County residents are fully vaccinated.

In Clarke County, approximately 48,700 residents have received the COVID-19 vaccine or 39%, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. Multiple COVID-19 vaccines require two doses, and DPH reports that 42% of residents have at least one dose.

The Oconee County population is halfway vaccinated, at exactly 50% of residents or a total of 19,200 people as of data from July 14. The percentage of residents with at least one dose sits at 54%.

Madison, Oglethorpe, and Jackson counties are all at 34% fully vaccinated and 37% of residents with at least one dose. Barrow County residents are 31% fully vaccinated and 34% of residents have at least one dose.

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Statewide, 39% of Georgia residents are fully vaccinated and 44% have at least one dose.

In Clarke County, most of the age groups are over the average of 39% fully vaccinated and 42% partially vaccinated. Approximately 44% of residents in the age group 25to 34 years old have received at least one dose, and as the age groups increase, so does that percentage.

There are three age groups that are fallbelow the overall county vaccine rate:the 10-14 age group at 12% with at least one dose of the vaccine, the 15-19 age group at 15% with at least one dose, and the 20-24 age group at 18% with at least one dose.

In the last two weeks, Clarke County has reported74 cases of COVID-19. In the last two weeks, Barrow County had 58 cases, Jackson County had 49 cases, Oconee County had 17 cases reported, Madison County had 10 cases, and Oglethorpe County had 5 cases.

DPH also scales the data and reports the number of cases per 100,000 residents and using this metric, Barrow County had the highest rate equal to 67 cases per 100,000 residents.

Jackson County had a rate equal to 66 cases per 100,000 residents, Clarke had 57 cases per 100,000 residents, Oconee had 41 cases per 100,000 residents, and Madison County had 33 cases per 100,000 residents. There was no data reported for Oglethorpe County.

Statewide, there were 6,208 cases reported during the last two weeks and the case rate per 100,000 residents was equal to 57 cases.

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