The Georgia Department of Public Health reported that the Northeast Health District added 403 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Jan. 10, based on the department’s electronic tracking system.
DPH reported that the 17-county Northeast Health District had added 278 cases in the week ending on Jan. 3. That 278 cases was up from 184 cases in the week ending on Dec. 27. The number of cases had been relatively stable in the final weeks of 2023.
DPH reported two new confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the Northeast Health District in its report last Wednesday. DPH had reported one new confirmed deaths from the disease in its report on Jan. 3.
At-home test results are not included in the electronic reporting system.
The average number of new cases per day in the last seven days ending on Jan. 10 was 57.6, up from 39.7 on Jan. 3 and 26.3 on Dec. 27.
Clarke County added 69 new cases in the seven days ending on Jan. 10. It had added 19 new cases in the seven days ending on Jan. 3.
The seven-day rolling average of added cases in Clarke County on Jan. 10 was 9.9, down from 10.0 the day before. On Jan. 3, that figure was 4.0. The rolling average of added cases in Clarke County had not been above 10.0 since Sept. 20, when it was 10.6.
For more, visit Oconee County Observations.
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