Friday, October 06, 2023

Georgia Department Of Public Health Report Shows COVID Case Count In Northeast Health District Declines Slightly

***Oconee, Clarke Counts Unchanged***

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported that the Northeast Health District added 154 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Oct. 4, based on the Department’s electronic tracking system.

The Department of Public Health reported 193 new cases in the week ending on Sept. 27.

It had reported 231 new cases in the week ending on Sept. 20, 411 new cases in the week ending on Sept.13, 345 new cases in the week ending on Sept. 6, 424 new cases in the week ending on Aug. 30, and 519 new cases in the week ending on Aug. 23.

The Department of Public Health reported one new confirmed death from COVID-19 in the Northeast Health District in its report on Wednesday.

The Department of Public Health had reported three new confirmed deaths from the disease in its reports on Sept. 27.

Weekly Report

Although the Department of Public Health is releasing a report only weekly, it is gathering data on a daily basis, and the weekly report includes a data file containing case counts each day, ending on a Wednesday.

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At-home test results are not included in the electronic reporting system.

The average number of added cases per day in the last seven days ending on Oct. 4 was 22.0, down from 27.6 last week.

Oconee County added 17 new cases in the seven days ending on Oct. 4 (6 PCR and 11 Antigen).

Oconee County had added that same number of new cases in the seven days ending on Sept. 27 (3 PCR and 14 Antigen).

Clarke County added 48 new cases in the seven days ending on Oct. 4 (30 PCR and 18 Antigen). It had added that same number of new cases in the seven days ending on Sept. 27 (15 PCR and 33 Antigen).

The unstandardized rolling average of added cases in Oconee County on Oct. 4 was 2.6. On Sept. 27 it was 2.1.

The unstandardized seven-day rolling average of added cases in Clarke County on Oct. 4 was 7.1. On Sept. 27 was 6.9.

Deaths

The confirmed death from COVID-19 in the Oct. 4 Daily Status Report of the Georgia Department of Public Health was in Walton County.

Walton County has reported 435 confirmed deaths from COVID 19 since the onset of the pandemic in February of 2020, or 450.0 per 100,000 population.

The total number of deaths in the Northeast Health District from the disease now stands at 1,778, or 335.4 deaths per 100,000 population.

Clarke County, with 253 confirmed deaths from COVID-19, has the lowest rate of deaths in the 10-county Northeast Health District, at 196.6 per 100,000 population.

Oconee County, with 108 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, has the second lowest rate of deaths, with 258.4 deaths per 100,000 population.

The Northeast Health District reported 196 “probable” deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the same as last week.

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s 10-county Northeast Health District includes, in addition to Oconee and Clarke counties, Barrow, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oglethorpe, and Walton.

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