It fortunately appears that yesterday's spike in the average number of new covid cases in Georgia was a data anomaly after all. Today, the Times is reporting an average of 4,017 new cases in Georgia for July 28, and have revised the number for the 27th down from 6,811 to also be 4,017 new cases. Still, even the revised numbers are higher than all but the peaks of the January 2021 wave, the August 2021 delta wave, and the January 2022 omicron wave.
The pandemic hits close to home: Wednesday, an ambulance arrived at a neighbor's house and took away the 92-year-old matriarch of the family. Those of us in the neighborhood initially thought she had died in her home, but we later learned from one of her daughters that in fact she started displaying symptoms of covid. They called a medic, he administered a test, and then called the ambulance to come take her away. When the ambulance left without lights flashing or a siren wailing, we all assumed the worst.
We're obviously relieved to be wrong, but the odds are not favorable for a 92-year-old woman in the hospital for covid. They're certainly better than they were two years ago, but she still faces an uphill struggle. I don't know her vaccination status, but they seem like the kind of family that keeps up with their vaccines and boosters.
This all goes to show the need for continued diligence in mask-wearing and social distancing, especially if one shares a home with the elderly.
Next month will mark the 18th anniversary of my move into this pile of bricks on a hill. The now hospitalized matriarch is one of the few remaining neighbors who was here when I moved in, and by my estimate if she doesn't return I will then be the second-oldest person in this 'hood.
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