COVID-19 Cases in DeKalb County
COVID-19 Summary Report for DeKalb County
- As of June 2, DeKalb County has reported 3,838 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 121 deaths.
- Public Health District 3-5 (Decatur) accounts for 7.9% of the total cases in Georgia.
- Among all DeKalb County positive cases, 17.7% were hospitalized and 3.2% have died.
Table 1a. Comparison of cumulative COVID-19 case counts and Percent Change for Georgia and DeKalb County
Table 1b. COVID-19 Cases by Public Health District
District | Count | % |
ATLANTA (3-2) | 4699 | 9.6% |
ALBANY (8-2) | 4651 | 9.5% |
LAWRENCEVILLE (3-4) | 4649 | 9.5% |
GAINESVILLE (2-0) | 4418 | 9.1% |
DECATUR (3-5) | 3838 | 7.9% |
MARIETTA (3-1) | 3628 | 7.4% |
LA GRANGE (4-0) | 3309 | 6.8% |
COLUMBUS (7-0) | 2406 | 4.9% |
MACON (5-2) | 1973 | 4.0% |
ROME (1-1) | 1829 | 3.8% |
DALTON (1-2) | 1685 | 3.5% |
ATHENS (10-0) | 1536 | 3.2% |
WAYCROSS (9-2) | 1379 | 2.8% |
AUGUSTA (6-0) | 1288 | 2.6% |
FOREST PARK (3-3) | 1256 | 2.6% |
VALDOSTA (8-1) | 1153 | 2.4% |
SAVANNAH (9-1) | 989 | 2.0% |
DUBLIN (5-1) | 524 | 1.1% |
UNKNOWN | 3529 | 7.2% |
Table 3. COVID-19 Case Counts and Percent Change by Zip Code
ZIP | Previous Count May 31 | Current Count June 2 | % of Total | % Change |
30084 | 328 | 329 | 8.6% | 0.3% |
30083 | 287 | 294 | 7.7% | 2.4% |
30329 | 273 | 285 | 7.4% | 4.4% |
30341 | 211 | 226 | 5.9% | 7.1% |
30058 | 221 | 224 | 5.8% | 1.4% |
30340 | 193 | 206 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
30340 | 179 | 193 | 5.2% | 7.8% |
30034 | 194 | 202 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
30021 | 187 | 195 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
30032 | 179 | 189 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
30038 | 161 | 161 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
30319 | 131 | 134 | 3.5% | 2.3% |
30033 | 124 | 125 | 3.3% | 0.8% |
30087 | 118 | 122 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
30345 | 96 | 105 | 2.7% | 9.4% |
30030 | 99 | 103 | 2.7% | 4.0% |
30316 | 97 | 101 | 2.6% | 4.1% |
30088 | 94 | 95 | 2.5% | 1.1% |
30294 | 88 | 95 | 2.5% | 8.0% |
30035 | 94 | 94 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
30360 | 85 | 94 | 2.4% | 10.6% |
30338 | 86 | 90 | 2.3% | 4.7% |
30317 | 32 | 31 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
30307 | 30 | 30 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
30002 | 22 | 24 | 0.6% | 9.1% |
30324 | 24 | 23 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
30306 | 19 | 20 | 0.5% | 5.3% |
30288 | 16 | 16 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
30346 | 11 | 12 | 0.3% | 9.1% |
30342 | 7 | 8 | 0.2% | 14.3% |
30079 | 6 | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Unknown | 117 | 117 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
*Data cleaning may lead to reassignment of cases from one territory to another based on corrected addresses which may appear as “decreases” when compared to previous counts. Zip codes with five (5) or fewer cases were omitted from the table.
Table 4. Demographic Data of COVID-19 Cases in DeKalb County
Demographic | Count | % |
Gender | ||
Female | 2022 | 52.7% |
Male | 1765 | 46.0%% |
Unknown | 51 | 1.3% |
Age Group | ||
Under 15 | 58 | 1.5% |
15-29 | 570 | 14.9% |
30-44 | 1053 | 27.4% |
45-59 | 1029 | 26.8% |
60-74 | 713 | 18.6% |
75-89 | 341 | 8.9% |
90 and over | 67 | 1.7% |
Unknown | 7 | 0.2% |
Race | ||
Black | 1351 | 35.2% |
White | 592 | 15.4% |
Other | 267 | 7.0% |
Asian | 142 | 3.7% |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.2% |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 | 0.1% |
Unknown | 1478 | 38.5% |
*Other races include American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Graph 2. Proportion of COVID-19 Cases by Race
*Other races include American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Table 5. Hospitalization and Death Information for COVID-19 Cases in DeKalb County
Count | % | |
Hospitalization | ||
Needed Hospitalization | 678 | 17.7% |
Not Known to Have Been Hospitalized | 3160 | 82.3% |
Death | ||
Died | 121 | 3.2% |
Graph 3-4. Distribution of Deaths due to COVID-19 by Age Group and Race in DeKalb County
