NE Health District Has Increase In COVID Cases For Second Week

The Northeast Health District added 245 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Friday. The District added no new confirmed deaths attributed to the disease.

The 245 added cases of COVID-19 and no deaths compare with the 180 new cases and one confirmed death added in the week ending July 9.

The average of 35.0 new cases per day for the week ending on Friday compares with the average of 25.7 new cases per day for the week ending on July 9.

Oconee County added 10 cases in the week ending on Friday, and Clarke County added 55.

In the week ending on July 9, Oconee County added 11 cases and Clarke County added 51.

Oconee County added only 259 new vaccinations in the last seven days ending on Friday, compared with 265 added the week earlier.

Clarke County added 830 new vaccinations in the last seven days, compared with 798 a week earlier.

For more on this story, please go to Oconee County Observations.