NE District Adds 141 COVID-19 Cases, But No New COVID-19 Deaths

The Northeast Health District added 141 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Friday Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, but the number is down from the record high of 154 added last Friday, leading to a drop in the seven-day rolling average of added cases.

The Daily Status Report included no new deaths attributed to the disease for the 10-county District, and the seven day rolling average of added deaths dropped to 1.4 from 1.9 on Thursday.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency listed six Critical Care Hospital Beds available in the Friday Situation Report COVID-19, down from eight on Thursday. The area’s two hospitals have 70 Critical Care Beds.

Every county in the 10-county Northeast Health District added cases on Friday, and the seven day rolling average of added cases of 115.0 on Friday compared with 116.9 on Thursday.

The Department of Public Health Daily Status Report listed four new COVID-19 case in Oconee County and 53 in Clarke County.

A conservative estimate of active cases, based on the number reported in the last 21 days, is 127 for Oconee County and 677 for Clarke County.

For more analysis of local COVID-19 data, for state data, and for charts summarizing local and state data, please go to Oconee County Observations.