The Clayton County Health District’s latest figures show COVID-19 cases are spreading across central Clayton County, particularly in the Jonesboro and Riverdale areas.
Between June 13 and 19, 335 new tests came back positive for COVID-19, which brings the number of cases in Clayton County to 60,413 cases as of Monday, June 20.
912 Clayton County residents have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- 3% of COVID-19 cases statewide come from Clayton County
- 16.9% of the county’s PCR tests in the previous 7 days came back positive for COVID-19
Vaccination rates
Clayton County is teetering just below the halfway mark for people who have been fully vaccinated.
- At least one dose: 55% (155,304 people)
- Fully vaccinated: 49% (139,255 people)
- Booster shot: 39% (54,990 people)
Hospitalizations
Case counts
Here’s where each city stands as of Monday, June 20:
| City | New Cases Last Week | % to Date | Cases to Date |
| Jonesboro | 98 | 30.3% | 18,277 |
| Riverdale | 67 | 21.2% | 12,829 |
| Hampton | 35 | 6.6% | 3,988 |
| Forest Park | 20 | 8.7% | 5,277 |
| Morrow | 22 | 8.4% | 5,076 |
| Ellenwood | 24 | 6.1% | 3,672 |
| Rex | 17 | 6.5% | 3,952 |
| Atlanta | 22 | 4.2% | 2,513 |
| Lake City | 0 | 0.5% | 283 |
| Stockbridge | 10 | 1.5% | 881 |
| College Park | 6 | 2.4% | 1,430 |
| Conley | 6 | 1.7% | 1,013 |
| Fayetteville | 6 | 1.0% | 576 |
| Lovejoy | 1 | 0.4% | 226 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.7% | 420 |
| TOTAL | 60,413 |
Hospitalizations
In the two-week period from June 9 to 19, hospitalizations jumped 47.6% to 31 cases, up from 21 cases in the previous two-week period.
Breakthrough cases
Of the 335 poeple who caught COVID-19 this week:
- 18 were unvaccinated
- 26 were partially vaccinated
- 170 were fully vaccinated
- 121 were fully vaccinated and boosted
22 of the 335 new cases were hospitalized:
- 11 were unvaccinated
- 1 was partially vaccinated
- 4 were fully vaccinated
- 6 were fully vaccinated and boosted
Of the 22 people who were hospitalized, two died. Both were unvaccinated.
The Clayton County Health District has more information on preventing the spread of COVID-19 and offers vaccinations. Visit https://www.claytoncountypublichealth.org/vaccine-registration/ or call (678) 479-2223 to learn more.
It’s a darn shame that Clayton Co. is always behind all of the other counties. We must have a lot of dummies who don’t believe the virus is serious. Shame on you!!!!!