The county collected 759 cases the week of Feb. 6 and collected 339 cases the week of Feb. 13. A year prior, the week of Feb. 7, 2021, there were 732 cases reported, according to GCHD data, meaning levels are returning to what they were almost exactly a year ago.
Two months ago, the county had seen a large uptick due to the omicron variant, resulting in a 469% increase in cases between the weeks of Dec. 12 and Dec. 26, as reported by Community Impact Newspaper.
During the week of Feb. 6, 13% of tests taken were reported as positive. The week of Feb. 7 during 2021, the county reported 12% positive test results.
