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Oconee Death Included In State COVID Report; Hospital Cases Up

The seven-day rolling averages of added cases for Oconee County, Clarke County, and the Northeast Health District all increased.

Lee Becker, Community Contributor
Summary Of Findings
Summary Of Findings (Lee Becker)

Below is a summary of the COVID-19 data from Saturday for Oconee, Clarke and the remaining eight counties in the Northeast Health District.

  • The Northeast Health District added 474 new COVID-19 cases, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases increased to 491.6 cases per day from 467.0.
  • Oconee County added 37 cases and Clarke County added 107, pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added cases in both counties.
  • The Northeast Health District added two deaths—one in Oconee County and one in Jackson County.
  • The number of COVID-19 patients at area hospitals has increased every day since Dec. 23 and now stands at 264—the highest number ever reported.
  • Four in 10 of the patients at area hospitals are COVID-19 patients.

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

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