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Rolling Averages Added COVID Cases, Deaths Fall in NE District

One of the two added deaths was of a 43-year-old female in Clarke County without a chronic condition.

Posted Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 9:40 pm ET

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

The Northeast Health District added 116 COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the disease.
The seven-day rolling averages of added cases and deaths declined.
One of the added deaths was of a 43-year-old female in Clarke County without a chronic condition.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases fell in both Oconee and Clarke counties.
The number of COVID-19 patients in area hospitals increased by one.
The number of second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the District corresponds to 5.7 percent of the population. Across the state, that figure is 8.5 percent.

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

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Lee