Department of Public Health Reports Four Deaths, 187 New COVID-19 Cases In Northeast Health District

***Oconee County Schools Reports Increase In Active Quarantines***

The Northeast Health District added four deaths from COVID-19, 109 confirmed cases of the disease based on molecular tests, and 78 cases based on antigen tests with the release of the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Friday.

The four deaths were of a female in Oconee County with chronic conditions listed as 90 plus years in age, a 68-year-old female in Barrow County without a chronic condition, an 82-year-old female in Barrow County without a known chronic condition, and a 78-year-old female in Elbert County with a chronic condition.

Oconee County now has 32 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and the third-highest death rate per population in the 10-county Northeast Health District. Barrow County has 54 deaths and Elbert has 13.

Oconee County Has Small Number Of Military And Overseas Ballots Remaining To Be Counted

***Deadline Is 5 p.m. On Friday***

As of late morning on Thursday, Oconee County had a total of 31 outstanding military and overseas ballots that had not been counted, according to Jennifer Stone, assistant director of Elections and Registration for the county.

Stone said the office will continue to accept mailed ballots from military and overseas voters until 5 p.m. on Friday. Ballots have to have been postmarked by Tuesday.

In addition, five voters who used Provisional Ballots on Tuesday have until 5 p.m. on Friday to provide needed information to allow the county to count those ballots.

Northeast Health District Added 133 New Cases Of COVID-19 And Two Deaths From Disease In Thursday Daily Status Report

***One Probable Death From Disease Reported In Clarke County***

The Northeast Health District added 102 new COVID-19 confirmed cases based on molecular tests and another 31 based on antigen tests, according to the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Thursday.

The Daily Status Report also listed two confirmed deaths from the disease and one probable death. That probable death was in Clarke County.

Based on the molecular tests, the seven-day rolling average of added cases in the District dropped to 88.4 from 89.6 on Wednesday.

Northeast Heath District Adds 87 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Pushing Up Rolling Average Again

***Two Deaths Added In Two State Reports***

The Northeast Health District added 87 confirmed cases of COVID-19 based on molecular tests on Wednesday, pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added cases for the third day in a row.

The 10-county District added one death from the disease in the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report.

The death was of a 67-year-old male from Walton County with a chronic condition.

Walton county now has 71 deaths from the disease in the Daily Status Report, the highest number in the Northeast Health District and the fourth highest in deaths per population, behind Greene County, Oglethorpe and Oconee County, in that order.

Oconee County Republicans Maintain Strong Advantage Across The Board In Tuesday Races

***Incumbent Legislators Hold Seats***

Oconee County Republicans gave little ground in the elections on Tuesday, holding at 70 percent of the vote in most of the national, state and local elections.

Donald Trump got 65.9 percent of the vote in the county, down from 67.4 four years ago. And Joseph Biden got 32.4 percent of the vote, up from the 28.0 percent of Hillary Clinton in 2016.

But Oconee County gave 72.2 percent of its vote to incumbent Republican Board of Commissioners Chair John Daniell, 71.6 percent of its vote to incumbent Republican Tim Burgess in the race for Post 4 on the Board of Education, and 70.4 to Republican Michael Ransom in the Board of Education Post 5 race.

Northeast Health District Adds 110 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Daily Status Report And One Death

***Rolling Averages In District, Oconee And Clarke Increase***

The Northeast Health District added 110 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday in the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report, pushing up the seven-day rolling average of added cases, consistent with the overall trend in the state.

The District added one death, and the seven-day rolling average of added deaths remained unchanged at 1.6 deaths per day. The rolling average of added deaths increased at the state level.

The local death was of a 42-year-old male in Barrow County without a known chronic condition. The death was the 52nd in Barrow County. The District now has 311 deaths attributed to the disease.

Northeast Health District Adds 55 COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, One Death In Public Health Report On Monday

***Rolling Average Of Added Cases Increases***

The Northeast Health District added 55 new COVID-19 cases and one death attributed to the disease in the Monday Daily Status Report of the Department of Public Health.

The additions pushed up the seven-day rolling average of added cases, while the seven-day rolling average of deaths remained unchanged.

The death was of a 75-year-old female in Elbert County without a chronic condition.