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Oconee Contributes Eight COVID-19 Cases; Average Up In District

The District recorded only one new death in the Monday Daily Status Report.

Posted Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:18 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 59 new COVID-19 cases, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases increased.
Eight of those cases were in Oconee County, which saw an increase in its seven-day rolling average of added cases.
Oconee County Schools reported a new positive test for COVID-19—at Oconee County High School.
Clarke County saw a drop in its seven-day rolling average of added cases.
The Northeast Health District added one death from COVID-19, and the seven-day rolling average of added deaths dropped just slightly.
Area hospitals reported a drop in COVID-19 patients, number of ICU beds in use, and number of adult ventilators in use.

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