COVID Cases Up In Oconee, Clarke, Area Hospitals, Oconee Schools

The 10-county Northeast Health District added 3,218 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Friday and 12 new confirmed deaths from the disease.

One of the confirmed deaths was in Oconee County, and another was in Clarke County.

The 3,218 added cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths compare with the 2,558 new cases and six confirmed deaths added in the week ending Aug. 20.

The seven-day rolling average of added cases in Oconee County on Friday per 100,000 population was 72.5, and it was 76.3 in Clarke County.

A week ago those rolling averages had been 54.7 in Oconee County and 51.4 in Clarke County.

Oconee County Schools reported 76 Active COVID-19 Cases at the end of the day on Friday, the largest number ever recorded in the Friday report going back to the beginning of last school year.

Oconee County Schools added 52 cases in its first full week of classes and 56 in its second.

For the county as a whole, the percentage of added cases that were for persons 5 to 17 years old increased from 30.7 in the week ending on Aug. 19 to 32.2 percent in the week ending on Aug. 26.

The number of positive tests for COVID-19 reported by the University of Georgia last week increased to 231 from 104 a week earlier.

The state reported on Friday that the number of COVID-19 patients at area hospitals was 245, up from 208 a week earlier.

This is only a summary of the data reported on Oconee County Observations. Please click through to the full report.