CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · weekly · week ending 10 October 2026

COVID Levels in Georgia

In the week ending 10 October 2026, wastewater virus levels in Georgia were High or Very High for COVID-19 at 11 of 20 sites, Flu A at 0 of 20 sites, RSV at 0 of 20 sites. COVID-19 was High or Very High at 55% of the state's sampling sites. Source: CDC wastewater surveillance.

All states CDC wastewater ↗ Measles cases

Very High High Moderate Low Very Low

Sampling sites in Georgia 20

Counties servedPeople servedCOVID-19Flu ARSV
Fulton600,000 Very LowVery LowVery Low
Gwinnett496,000 HighVery LowVery Low
Cobb304,020 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Dekalb300,000 HighVery LowVery Low
Chattahoochee, Muscogee278,000 Very LowVery LowVery Low
Richmond200,000 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Fulton190,000 ModerateLowVery Low
Fulton189,593 Very LowLowVery Low
Cherokee130,000 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Clayton124,000 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Cobb113,079 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Fulton105,160 LowLowVery Low
Cherokee100,000 LowVery LowVery Low
Fulton84,486 LowLowVery Low
Fulton70,887 Very HighLowVery Low
Forsyth44,000 HighVery LowVery Low
Floyd38,111 Very HighVery LowVery Low
Newton22,675 ModerateVery LowVery Low
Cherokee20,000 ModerateVery LowVery Low
Fulton12,818 HighVery LowVery Low

When levels are high where you live

  • Stay current on vaccines for COVID-19 and flu, and RSV if you are 75+, 50–74 with risk factors, pregnant, or have an infant.
  • Test if you have symptoms; antivirals for COVID-19 and flu work best in the first days and are meant for people at higher risk.
  • A well-fitting mask in crowded indoor places and better ventilation cut the risk for you and for people around you.
  • Stay home when sick. Outbreak news is in our epidemic record.

What this page shows, and what it misses

CDC's weekly wastewater viral activity level for each sampling site — a treatment plant or a point upstream — compared with that site's own baseline, in five categories from Very Low to Very High. State rows count sites; CDC's own state level, on its map, weighs sites differently and can differ from what these counts suggest. Places not on a sewer system, and sites that did not report this week, are not covered. Wastewater shows community spread, not the number of cases.

Data: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Wastewater Surveillance System, "CDC Wastewater Viral Activity Level for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and RSV" (data.cdc.gov) — public domain U.S. Government work.