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Rolling Average Added COVID Cases Decreases, Average Deaths Up

The Northeast Health District added 91 COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the diseases.

Posted Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:35 pm ET

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

The seven-day rolling average of added cases in the Northeast Health District declined with the addition of 91 COVID-19 cases.
The seven-day rolling average of added confirmed COVID-19 deaths increased with the addition of four deaths.
The rolling average of added cases fell in Oconee County but was unchanged in Clarke County.
Area hospitals reported a drop of 10 in the number of COVID-19 patients.
Oconee County Schools reported an increase in the number of Active Cases and Active Quarantines.
The first doses of the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine have shipped to the state, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports.

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