13 More Cases in Stephens-Total now at 253

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County now has had 253 cases of COVID-19. The latest numbers heading into the July 4th weekend still has Stephens County with six deaths due to complications from the virus.

Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have tested 2,438 individuals for the virus.

Of those, 283 tests have come back positive, 2,072 individuals received negative results, and 83 individuals are still awaiting their results.

According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester, the hospital currently has three patients hospitalized who is awaiting their results.

In other neighboring counties, Habersham County is reported to have had 710 positive cases of the virus and 36 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Franklin County has 201 cases and one death, Banks County has a total of 141 cases and one death, Rabun County is at 53 cases and three deaths, and Hart County has 69 cases.

Across the state of Georgia, the Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 90,493 cases, 11,653 have been hospitalized, and 2,856 have died from complications of the virus.