NE Health District Adds 3 COVID Deaths; Schools Report COVID Case

The Department of Public Health reported three deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the Northeast Health District on Wednesday, and the District has now reported at least one death from the disease in seven of the last 10 days.

The seven-day rolling average of added deaths remained unchanged from Tuesday at 1.9. The 10-county District added three deaths last Wednesday.

The deaths were of a 67-year-old male in Barrow County with a chronic condition, an 86-year-old male in Barrow County with a chronic condition, and a 60-year-old female in Madison County without a chronic condition.

The District added 163 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases dropped to 146.6 on Wednesday from 156.0 on Tuesday. The District had added 229 cases on Wednesday a week ago.

Every county in the 10-county District added at least three cases. Oconee County added five, and Clarke County added 33.

The Department of Community Health on Wednesday reported two additional cases of COVID-19 among state at long-term care facilities in the District. These were at a nursing home in Greene County.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that area hospitals had seven Critical Care Beds available as of noon on Wednesday, up from six on Tuesday.

Oconee County Schools reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Tuesday with a positive test identified at Oconee County Middle School. School began on Wednesday of last week.

For more on COVID-19 in Oconee County Schools and in the state, please go to Oconee County Observations.