NE Health District Adds 5 COVID-19 Deaths, One In Oconee

The 10-county Northeast Health District of the Department of Public Health added five deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the Daily Status Report on Saturday, the largest number ever added in a single day in the District.

Included was one death in Oconee County, two in Barrow County, one in Jackson County and one in Walton County.

The Northeast Health District also added 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with the 1 p.m. Saturday report, and the seven-day rolling average for number of cases increased from 20.3 on Friday to 22.9 on Saturday.

The seven-day average of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the District increased from 1.3 per day on Friday to 1.6 per day on Saturday.

The Oconee County death was of a 58-year-old male with chronic conditions. Oconee County now has five COVID-19 deaths reported.

The Barrow County deaths were of a 79-year-old female and an 86-year-old male, both with chronic conditions. The Jackson County death was of an 87-year-old female with chronic conditions. The Walton County death was of an 88-year-old female without know chronic conditions.

The Department of Community Health Report for late Friday listed six new cases of COVID-19 Positive Staff at long-term care facilities in the 10-County Northeast Health District, with one of them at the High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation nursing home in western Oconee County.

The Friday Georgia Emergency Management Agency Daily Situation Report listed 19 available Critical Care Beds in the region on Friday, up from 16 on Thursday.

For more on the story, with charts showing the most recent data from the Daily Status Report at the regional and state level, please go to Oconee County Observations.