Health & Fitness
COVID Cases Double In Oconee, NE Health District In Last Week
Area hospitals also report a doubling of COVID-19 patients in the last week.
The 10 county Northeast Health District added 837 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Friday–more than twice the number added a week earlier.
District also added one new confirmed death attributed to the disease. The death was in Oconee County.
The 837 added cases of COVID-19 and two deaths compare with the 411 new cases and two confirmed death added in the week ending July 23.
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Oconee County added 68 cases in the week ending on Friday, and Clarke County added 173.
In the week ending on July 23, Oconee County added 25 cases and Clarke County added 95.
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The Georgia Hospital Association and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported on Friday that the number of COVID-19 patients at area hospitals was 65, the number of ICU beds in use was 58, and the number of adult ventilators in use was 37.
On Friday a week earlier, the number of COVID-19 patients was 32, the number of ICU beds in use was 65, and the number of adult ventilators in use was 37.
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