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Three COVID Deaths--Two In Clarke--Push Up Average Added Deaths

Oconee County leads the Northeast Health District in the percent of its population that is fully vaccinated.

Lee Becker, Community Contributor
From Mass Vaccination Event Oconee County Civic Center
From Mass Vaccination Event Oconee County Civic Center (Photo Provided By Watkinsville Acting Mayor Brian Brodrick)

Below is a summary of COVID-19 data on Wednesday for Oconee and Clarke counties and for the entire 10-county Northeast Health District.

  • The Northeast Health District added three confirmed deaths from COVID-19, two in Clarke County and one in Morgan County.
  • The seven-day rolling average of added deaths increased.
  • The District added 58 cases of COVID-19, and the seven-day rolling average of added cases declined.
  • The rolling average of added cases has now declined for four days in a row.
  • The seven-day rolling average of added cases declined in both Oconee and Clarke counties.
  • Oconee County continues to outpace all the counties in the Northeast Health District in the percentage of its population that is fully vaccinated and the percentage that has received at least one dose of a vaccine.

For details and for state comparisons, please click through to Oconee County Observations.

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