Rolling Averages COVID Cases, Deaths Up; School Cases Increase

Oconee GA

19 March, 2021

11:25 PM

Description

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 averages of added confirmed COVID-19 deaths and cases increased in the Northeast Health District.The District added three deaths, including one in Clarke County, and 90 new cases of the disease.Oconee County added 20 cases, and Clarke County added 10. For the first time ever, the seven-day rolling average of added cases in Oconee County exceeded the average in Clarke County.Oconee County Schools reported 27 Active Cases and 140 persons in quarantine, up from 14 and 70 a week earlier.Administration of vaccines in the Northeast Health District continues to lag the state as a whole.For details and for state comparisons, please click through to Oconee County Observations.