NE Health District Adds 152 COVID Cases, Pushing Up Averages

The Northeast Health District added 125 COVID-19 cases confirmed by molecular tests, 27 cases based on antigen tests, and one death from the disease with the release of the Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Saturday.

The 125 confirmed cases from the molecular tests pushed up the seven-day rolling average of added cases to 102.7 on Saturday from 99.9 on Friday.

Each of the 10 counties in the Northeast Health District added at least one case, with Oconee County adding three cases and Clarke County adding 36. The seven day rolling average of added cases dropped just slightly in Oconee County and increased by a small amount in Clarke County.

The 27 added cases based on antigen rapid tests resulted in an increase in the seven-day average of added cases from that test from 45.0 on Friday to 46.9 on Saturday. Oconee County added seven positive tests, but Clarke County did not add any.

The death listed in the Saturday Daily Status Report was of a 79-year-old female in Walton County without a chronic condition. The death is the 75th from the disease in Walton County and the 332nd in the Northeast Health District.

The seven-day rolling average of added deaths in the Northeast Health District dropped from 1.9 on Friday to 1.6 on Saturday.

The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) reported on Saturday that the number of COVID-19 patients at area hospitals (75) decreased by three from the day before, that the number of ICU beds in use (67) was the same as the day before, and that the number of adult ventilators in use (25) was the same as the day before.

For state data and for charts summarizing local and state data, please go to Oconee County Observations.