Friday, August 21, 2020

Oconee And Clarke Counties Again Add COVID-19 Deaths As District Reports Four New Deaths From Disease

***Oconee County Schools Report Increase In Active COVID-19 Cases***

For the second day in a row, the Daily Status Report of the Department of Public Health on Friday listed a death in both Oconee and Clarke counties, and, for the second day in a row, listed four deaths in the 10-county Northeast Health District that includes those two counties.

Also on Friday, Oconee County Schools listed 13 Active COVID-19 Cases among students and staff at the schools, up from four Active Cases a week earlier, and 100 Active Quarantines Due To Close Contact, up from eight on Friday of last week.