Monday, December 14, 2020

The Northeast Health District Added 202 New COVID-19 Cases; Area Hospitals Report Highest Number Of COVID-19 Patients Ever

***State Reports Three Deaths From Disease–One In Clarke County***

The Department of Public Health added 202 new COVID-19 cases in the Northeast Health District on Monday, and the Georgia Hospital Association reported that area hospitals added 29 new COVID-19 patients.

The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) reported that the number of COVID-19 patients at Region E hospitals reached 173, the largest number ever reported going back to May 8, when those data were first made public. The previous high was 152 on Dec. 8 and then 143 on Aug. 4 and 5.