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NE Heath District Adds 15 COVID Deaths, 3 In Clarke, 1 in Oconee

The seven-day rolling average of added cases and deaths increased.

Posted Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:58 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 had 15 new COVID-19 deaths listed in state health reports on Tuesday.
Three of those were confirmed deaths in Clarke County listed by the Department of Public Health.
One was in Oconee County listed in the Department of Community Health Long-Term Care Facility Report.
The District reported 571 new cases of COVID-19.
The seven-day rolling average of added confirmed deaths and cases increased.
The number of COVID-19 patients in area hospitals decreased by five on Tuesday.

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