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Oconee County Adds Fourth COVID-19 Death In Three Days

Clarke County adds two confirmed deaths and a third death in a long-term care facility.

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:25 pm ET

Below is a summary of COVID-19 data on Thursday for Oconee and Clarke counties and for the entire 10-county Northeast Health District.

Oconee County added its fourth confirmed COVID-19 death in three days.
Clarke County added two confirmed deaths in the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report and one death in the Department of Community Health Long-Term Care Facility Report.
The Northeast Health District as a whole added nine new confirmed COVID-19 deaths, and the seven-day rolling average increased.
The District added 306 new cases of the disease, and the seven-day rolling average dropped for the sixth day in a row.
Oconee County Schools informed parents of three new positive tests for COVID-19 at schools on Thursday.

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