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NE Health District Sees Drop In COVID Cases, Increase In Deaths

Clarke and Walton counties each report a death attributed to COVID-19.

Posted Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 11:01 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 11:02 pm ET

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

The Northeast Health District added 267 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and two deaths from the disease.
One of the deaths was in Clarke County, the other in Walton County.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases has declined each of the last five days and now is 494.3.
The seven-day rolling average of added deaths increased to 6.4. That average has not decreased day-to-day since Jan. 4.
Oconee County Schools has reported at least 12 positive COVID-19 tests at the system’s 11 schools since the end of classes on Friday.
Area hospitals reported one fewer COVID-19 patient, one less ICU bed in use, and one less adult ventilator in use than on Sunday.

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