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NE Health District Adds 371 COVID Cases In Last Week, 10 Deaths

Reply Department of Public Health Data (Lee Becker) The 10-county Northeast Health District added 371 new cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days ending on Friday, or an average of 53.0 cases per day, and 10 confirmed deaths attributed to the disease, or an average of 1.4 deaths per day. In the week ending on Friday of last week, April 23, the District had added 413 cases, or an average of 59.0 cases per day, and eight confirmed deaths attributed to COVID-19, or an average of 1.1 deaths per day. Oconee County added 22 COVID-19 cases during the week ending on Friday, and Clarke County added 66. The seven-day average of added cases in Oconee County was 3.1. In Clarke County that average was 9.4.

Athens group raises grant money for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

“What we know from early data is Latinx households, African American households, and white rural households will have some combination of vaccine hesitancy or issues getting to the vaccine, and so those are some of the target populations as well as older adult populations,” said Sarah McKinney, president and CEO of the Athens Area Community Foundation. The money from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund is part of an ongoing fund totaling more than $500,000 used for food distribution, youth engagement opportunities, financial assistance to students and more. So far, $418,000 has been distributed to area organizations and school systems, and more than 380 individuals, organizations and businesses have donated.

Medical Partnership helps vaccinate Clark County School District teachers and staff

More than 1,400 Clarke County teachers, staff receive the COVID-19 shot Marsha Thomas was definitely ready for her COVID-19 vaccine. Her 81-year-old parents were both previously diagnosed with the coronavirus and have experienced some long-term side effects of the disease. So, she jumped at the opportunity to get vaccinated during the Clarke County School District’s mass vaccination event on Wednesday. “What is the saying? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Thomas, a veteran educator of over 20 years and the interim chief executive officer of district services. “What you don’t want is to be one of those people that’s been directly impacted by the virus or had family members who’ve been impacted.”

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