Thursday, October 15, 2020

Northeast Health District Adds One New COVID-19 Death And 99 New Confirmed Cases of Disease

***Rolling Average Of Deaths Unchanged; Average Of Cases Increases***

The Northeast Health District added one death from COVID-19 with the release of the Daily Status Report by the Department of Public Health on Thursday and 99 newly confirmed cases of the disease.

The District has added at least one death every day but two going back to Sept. 25, and the seven day rolling average was 2.0 deaths per day. That average is unchanged from Wednesday.

Board Of Commissioners Candidates Call For More Communication To Solve Problems With School Board

***Candidates Respond To Citizen Questions***

The five Oconee County Board of Commissioners candidates participating in a virtual forum identified communication as the solution to the ongoing conflict between the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education.

Aaron Nowak, running as a Republican in the special election to fill vacant Post 3 on the Board of Commissioners, put all of the blame for the current problem on the Commissioners and said he would “communicate properly” with the School Board if elected.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Northeast Health District Adds Two New COVID-19 Deaths, 102 New Cases; University of Georgia Reports Increase In Positive Tests

***Seven-Day Rolling Averages Of Deaths, Case Drop Slightly***

The Northeast Health District had two new deaths from COVID-19 listed in the Daily Status Report of the Department of Public Health on Wednesday and 102 new confirmed cases of the disease, resulting in small crops in the seven-day rolling averages of both deaths and cases.

The deaths were of a 64-year-old male in Jackson County with a chronic condition and of a 77-year-old female in Madison County without a known chronic condition.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Mirroring State Trends, Seven-Day Rolling Averages Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Remain Steady In Northeast Health District

***Declines No Longer In Evidence***

The Northeast Health District added 83 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and, for the first time in a week, no new deaths attributed to the disease. The seven-day rolling averages of both cases and deaths were unchanged from Monday.

Every county in the 10-county Northeast Health District added at least one case with the release of the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, with Oconee County adding five cases and Clarke County adding 24.

Monday, October 12, 2020

Rolling Averages Of COVID-19 Deaths, Cases in Northeast Health District Hold Steady With Release Of Monday Daily Status Report

***New Death Reported In Jackson County***

The seven-day rolling averages of added COVID-19 deaths and cases in the Northeast Health District held steady on Monday after three days of slight growth in both indicators.

The 10-county District added one new death–the same as on Monday a week ago--and 35 new cases, down from the 36 added a week ago, based on data released by the Department of Public Health in its Daily Status Report.

Republican Oconee Board of Commissioners Candidate Criticizes Current Board In Comments To Oconee County Republican Party

***Legislators, Mayor, Other Candidates Also Speak***

Aaron Nowak, running as a Republican in the special election for Post 3 on the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, introduced himself to Oconee County Republicans last month as a critic of the current Board of Commissioners and its policies and an advocate for conservative Republican values.

Nowak said his candidacy is based on three core ideas: thoughtful development, financial responsibility, and citizen engagement.

He said the current Board of Commissioners, made up entirely of Republicans, is failing on all three of these ideas.

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Seven-Day Rolling Averages Of COVID-19 Deaths, Cases Increase For Third Day In Row In Northeast Health District

***Clarke County Records 46th Death From Disease***

The Northeast Health District added three deaths attributed to COVID-19 with the release of the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Sunday, pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added deaths in the District for the third day in a row.

The District added 58 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, also pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added cases for the third day in a row.