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Rolling Averages Of Added COVID Cases Up In Oconee, Clarke

The rolling seven day average also is up in the Northeast Health District as a whole.

Posted Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 9:27 pm ET

Below is a brief summary of local findings regarding COVID-19 on Sunday as reported by the state of Georgia.

The Northeast Health District added 449 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with Oconee County adding 39 and Clarke County adding 97.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases increased in the District to 521.9 cases per day, in Oconee County to 49.6 cases per day, and in Clarke County to 93.1.
All of these rolling averages are at a record high level.
The District did not add any new deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday.
Area hospitals reported 267 COVID-19 patients, a new record, representing just more than four in 10 of the patients in the hospitals.

For further details and for state comparisons, please go to Oconee County Observations.