Friday, January 15, 2021

Northeast Health District Adds 10 New COVID-19 Deaths And 630 New Cases; Oconee County Schools Reports 40 Active COVID-19 Cases

***Four Additional Deaths Listed In Long-Term Care Report

The Northeast Health District added 10 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the Friday Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, bringing to 37 the number of deaths in the District added since Sunday and lifting the seven-day rolling average of added deaths to 5.9 from 5.3 on Thursday.

Three of the newly added deaths were in Clarke County.

The Department of Community Health also reported four deaths in the Northeast Health District in its Friday Long-Term Care Facility Report. That report has added 20 deaths at long-term facilities in the District since Sunday.

The District also added 630 new cases of COVID-19 in the Monday Daily Status Report.