Northeast Health District Adds 25 COVID-19 Cases And Five Deaths

The Department of Public Health on Tuesday added five deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the 10-county Northeast Health District and 25 new confirmed cases of the disease.

The large number of new cases increased the seven-day rolling average of added cases per day in the Northeast Health District to 27.3, up from 26.3 on Monday.

Every county in the District except for Elbert County added at least one case. Oconee County added two cases, and Clarke County added three.

The five deaths were tie for the second largest number of deaths added in the district in a single day, but less than the seven deaths added a week ago, and the seven-day rolling average of added deaths dropped from 2.3 on Monday to 2.0 on Tuesday.

The District had been averaging about one death per day until May 15, when the number began to increase.

The new deaths were in Madison and Walton counties.

The Madison County death–only the second in the county attributed to COVID-19--was of a female without known chronic conditions who was listed as 90 plus in age.

The four Walton County deaths were of four females, one aged 80, one aged 81, and two aged 89. Three of the four did not have known chronic conditions and the fourth was listed as having no chronic condition.

The Department of Community Health in its Long-Term Care Facility Report on Tuesday did not list any new deaths at the 22 long-term care facilities in the Northeast Health district with COVID-19 cases.

The Long-Term Care Facility Report listed a decrease in the number of current COVID-19 Positive Residents at those 22 facilities from 219 on Monday to 217 on Tuesday.

The High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation nursing home in North High Shoals in the west of Oconee County was listed as having 21 Current COVID-19 Positive Residents in the Tuesday report, down from 27 in the Monday report.

For reports on COVID-19 statewide, please go to Oconee County Observations.