Oconee Adds Two COVID-19 Deaths, Clarke One In Friday Report

Oconee County added two deaths attributed to COVID-19 and Clarke County added one with the release of the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Friday.

Morgan and Walton counties each also added a death, and the 10-County Northeast Health District’s rolling average of added deaths from the disease increased from 1.3 on Thursday to 1.9 on Friday.

The Northeast Health District also added 147 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Friday Daily Status Report, pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added cases from 96.0 on Thursday to 99.4 on Friday. The rolling average has increased each of the last six days.

The Oconee County deaths were of a 74-year-old male without a known chronic condition and of a 78-year-old male without a chronic condition. Oconee County now has 29 deaths attributed to the corona virus.

The Clarke County death was of a 61-year-old male with a chronic condition, and Clarke County now has 47 deaths from COVID-19.

Every county in the Northeast Health District added at least two new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday. Oconee County added eight and Clarke County added 32. The seven-day rolling average of added cases in Oconee County increased on Friday while the rolling average in Clarke dropped.

Oconee County Schools reported on Friday that it had five Active COVID-19 Cases and seven Active Quarantines Due To Close Contact. Those figures had been six and 31 respectively in last week’s report.

The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) reported on Friday that the number of COVID-19 patients at area hospitals (54) increased by four from the day before, that the number of ICU beds in use (60) decreased by two from the day before, and that the number of adult ventilators in use (30) decreased by one from the day before.

For more local reporting and for state data, please go to Oconee County Observations.