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NE Health District Adds 12 COVID Deaths, 72 New Cases Of Disease

Both Oconee County High Schools report a positive COVID-19 test result on Wednesday.

Posted Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 11:20 pm ET

Below is a summary of COVID-19 data on Wednesday for Oconee and Clarke counties and for the entire 10-county Northeast Health District.

The Northeast Health District added eight confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report.
The District added an additional four deaths in the Department of Community Health Long-Term Care Facility Report.
The District added 72 new cases of the disease in the Department of Public Health Report.
The seven-day rolling average of added confirmed deaths remained unchanged, while the seven-day rolling average of added cases declined.
The University of Georgia reported little change in the number of positive tests for COVID-19 or in the positivity rate of tests administered.
Oconee County Schools reported new positive tests for COVID-19 at both of its high schools.

For details and for state comparisons, please click through to Oconee County Observations.