NE Health District Adds 10 COVID-19 Deaths, 447 New Cases

Oconee GA

06 January, 2021

11:18 PM

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Below is a summary of COVID-19 data on Tuesday for Oconee and Clarke counties and the entire 10-county Northeast Health District. The Northeast Health District recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths in Wednesday state health department reports.Two of the deaths were in Clarke County.The District added 447 new COVID-19 cases, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases declined in the District for the second day in a row.Oconee County added 40 cases and Clarke County added 132, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases in each county increased.The Department of Community Health reported widespread outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in the District, including at facilities in Oconee and Clarke counties.Area hospitals report a drop in COVID-19 patients but a big jump in ICU bed usage.The Department of Public Health reported giving 12,482 COVID-19 vaccinations across the state on Wednesday, down from the 15,941 given on Tuesday.For details, please click through to Oconee County Observations.