The 10-county Northeast Health District added 739 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Friday, down from 959 a week earlier, and 22 new confirmed deaths from the disease, down from 37 last week.
One of the confirmed deaths was in Oconee County, and one was in Clarke County.
The average number of added cases in the District was 105.6 per day, compared with 137.0 per day in the week ending Oct. 8.