Oconee Adds 6 COVID-19 Cases In 48 Hours; Disease In 139 Counties

Oconee County added three new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and six in the last 48 hours, representing the largest two-day growth in cases in the county since the Georgia Department of Public Health began its Daily Status Reports on March 12.

Clarke County added a single case from noon of yesterday until the release of the Daily Status Report at noon Wednesday, and Barrow County added two cases.

Walton County added six cases, Greene added 1, and Jackson added three.

Across the state, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased at noon Wednesday by 821 over noon Tuesday. It was the second largest increase in cases since the first state case was reported on March 2. Total number of cases is now 4,638.

From noon on Monday to noon on Wednesday, the state has added 1,229 new cases, and at least one case is now reported in 139 of the state’s 159 counties.

The 1,229 cases represent an increase by 65.2 percent over the 2,809 confirmed cases reported on Monday. (The Oconee County increase from 11 to 17 is a growth of 54.5 percent.)

The number of deaths in the state attributable to COVID-19 has increased to 139 from 108 at noon Tuesday. No new deaths have been reported in the region surrounding Oconee County.

For more on the story, with three charts summarizing the data from the Daily Status Reports across time, please go to Oconee County Observations.