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Rolling Averages Of COVID Cases, Deaths Decline; 5 Deaths Added

Clarke County reported the death of a 59-year-old male without a chronic condition.

Posted Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 10:12 pm ET

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

The Northeast Health District added five confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the Monday Department of Public Health Daily Status Report and 116 new cases of the disease.
The seven-day rolling averages of added confirmed deaths and added cases dropped slightly.
Clarke County added a confirmed death—of a 59-year-old male. None of the five added confirmed deaths on Monday had a chronic condition.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases in both Oconee and Clarke counties changed only slightly on Monday.
The state received an allocation of an additional 262,825 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

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