COVID Continues To Decline In Oconee, Clarke, NE Health District

Oconee GA

15 October, 2021

10:43 PM

Description

The 10-county Northeast Health District added 739 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Friday, down from 959 a week earlier, and 22 new confirmed deaths from the disease, down from 37 last week. One of the confirmed deaths was in Oconee County, and one was in Clarke County. The average number of added cases in the District was 105.6 per day, compared with 137.0 per day in the week ending Oct. 8. This is the sixth week in a row that the average number of cases per day has dropped. Oconee County added 59 cases in the week ending on Friday, down from 76 on Friday of last week. Clarke County added 100 new cases on Friday, down from 161 on Friday of last week. For additional data on the status of COVID-19 in Oconee and Clarke counties and the Northeast Health District as a whole please click through to Oconee County Observations.