COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County August 31, 2021

Numbers released on Monday, August 30th, 2021.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since April 17th, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to the public. In June and July, the health department released numbers on a wekly basis on Fridays, and in August has switched back to releasing numbers everyday once it became evident that we were about to see another surge in numbers.

PRESS RELEASE (08-31-2021)
MACON PUBLIC HEALTH

Macon County Reports Additional Death Related to COVID-19

Macon County Public Health received notification that a Macon County resident between the ages of 65-74 who was diagnosed with COVID-19 has passed away. To protect the family's privacy, no additional information will be released about this individual. This death brings Macon County to forty-five (45) deaths related to COVID-19.

“Our prayers and thoughts are with this family as they mourn the loss of their family member,” said Health Director, Kathy McGaha. McGaha continued, “Macon County residents can help protect themselves and others in our community by receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Macon County has appointments available for the lifesaving vaccine for everyone who is 12 years old and older. The more individuals who get this vaccine, the more likely that we will stop seeing COVID-19 deaths.”

Older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions may be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19; however, anyone of any age can become infected with this illness. Therefore, we ask that community members strictly follow the governor’s recommendations and continue to practice social distancing, as well as safe hygiene measures such as hand washing and frequently cleaning touched objects and surfaces. Everyone who is eligible is encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a safe and effective prevention tool.

If you believe that you may have COVID-19, please call the Health Department at 828-349-2081 to schedule an appointment for a test. To register and schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, please call 828-349-2081.


Here is a new chart that may be of some use to the public. It measures the change in the numbers of detected COVID-19 cases from Friday to Friday as a percentage change from the previous Friday. It starts on Friday, May 20th, which saw a 0.57% increase in detected cases over the previous week.

See the COVID-19 Report from one year ago today at [MaconMedia.com]

Known COVID-19 Cases

4002 Detected
(+28 from yesterday and +190 from last week and +697 in four weeks and +3455 or 631.63% from one year ago)

208 Active
(-15 (-6.73%) from yesterday and -25 (-10.73%) from last week and +146 (+235.48%) in four weeks and +193 or +1286.67% from one year ago

3749 Recovered
(+42 from yesterday and +213 from last week and +547 in four weeks and +3224 (614.10%) from one year ago)

45 Deaths
(+1 from yesterday and +2 from last week and +4 in four weeks and +38 or 542.86% from one year ago)

Testing numbers reported to the health department

10816 by Macon County Public Health
(+28 from yesterday and +269 from last week and +1045 in four weeks and +5778 or +114.69% from one year ago)

12836 by Others
(+130 from yesterday and +332 from last week and +1279 in four weeks and +11081 or 631.40% from one year ago)

23652Total Tests
(+158 from yesterday and +601 from last week and +2304 in four weeks and +16859 or 248.18% from one year ago)

122 tests pending results
(+54 from yesterday and -11 from last week and +71 in four weeks and +11 or +9.91% from one year ago)

Vaccine Delivery Statistics


0 Vaccines Given Today
unchanged from yesterday

1024 Vaccines in Inventory
unchanged from yesterday

12935 Total Vaccines Given
unchanged from yesterday

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Published at 6:00pm on Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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