Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Northeast Health District Reports Three Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths, Two In Clarke County; Rolling Average Added Cases Down

***Oconee Outpaces District And State In Vaccinations***

The Northeast Health District added three confirmed deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, and the seven-day-rolling average of added deaths increased. Two of the three added deaths were in Clarke County.

The District added 58 cases with the release of the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases declined to 52.9 added cases per day from 55.9 on Tuesday.

The Clarke County deaths were of 81-year-old and 83-year-old males. Neither had a chronic condition.

The third death was in Morgan County and was of a 67-year-old male with a chronic condition.