Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Northeast Health District Has Large Drop In Added Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths; Oconee Reported Two Deaths, Clarke One

***Number Of COVID-19 Patients At Area Hospitals Increased***

The Northeast Health District added five confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Tuesday’s Daily Status Report, with one of those in Oconee County and two in Clarke County.

The five deaths were down dramatically from the 16 added on Tuesday of last week, and the seven-day rolling average of added deaths fell from 7.6 on Monday to 6.0 on Tuesday.

The seven-day rolling average of added cases also declined.