GA Sets Record For 7-Day Average Of COVID-19 Cases Among Children

GEORGIA — As school districts across Georgia conclude their first few weeks, the state set a new record Friday for the highest seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases for children since the pandemic started.

According to data compiled and reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Friday’s seven-day average was about 950 children 17 and younger.

The previous record was about 868, set during the last surge on Jan. 14, when many school districts were struggling through a combination of in-person and online learning and no COVID-19 vaccines were available. This time, almost all Georgia districts are fully open to in-person instruction and vaccines are available at least to those 12 and older.

On Thursday, Children’s Health care of Atlanta announced to social media that “due to the recent rise of children testing positive for a variety of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 and RSV, we are experiencing higher than normal volumes in our emergency departments and urgent care centers.”

See the latest COVID-19 statistics on the Georgia Department of Health’s website.

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