The 10-county Northeast Health District added 5,078 new cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days, and 34 confirmed deaths from the disease.
Seven of the confirmed deaths were in Oconee County, and three were in Clarke County.
Last week, the District had added 17 confirmed deaths from the disease.
The average number of added cases per day in the last seven days in the Northeast Health District was 725.4, compared with 917.4 in the seven days ending on Jan. 21.