Clarke County Has 3 New COVID-19 Deaths, Barrow 1; Tests Stalled

The Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status report for noon today lists seven new deaths in the state attributable to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, with three of those in Clarke County and 1 in Barrow County.

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Georgia now stands at 87, with the total in Clarke County at five and in Barrow at two.

The three new Clarke County deaths are of a 79 year old male with underlying conditions, an 89 year old woman with no underlying conditions, and a 78 year old person of unspecified gender with underlying conditions.

The second Barrow County death attributable to COVID-19 was of a 91 years old female with underlying conditions.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state increased by only 158 cases, to 2,809, the smallest increase on a daily basis since March 22. The increase had been 285 cases on Sunday compared with a day earlier and 365 on Saturday compared with Friday.

The encouraging suggestion of a slowing of growth and possible flattening of the curve is offset by the report of a slow down in testing.

The Daily Status Report listed 12,566 completed tests at noon today, up only two cases from noon yesterday.

For more on the story, please go to Oconee County Observations.