Latest COVID Numbers from DPH for Stephens County and Surrounding area

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,471 positive cases of Covid-19 and still 45 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic.

The latest report was released Thursday afternoon.

The latest report has Habersham County with 80 deaths and a total of 2,257 positive cases of the virus.

In other neighboring counties, Hart County is still reporting 20 deaths and now 711 cases, Franklin County is still  reporting 19 deaths and now 1,156 positive cases, Rabun County is still  reporting 11 deaths and now 567 cases, and Banks County is still reporting 11 deaths, and now 739 cases.

The Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 413,909 cases around the state, of those, 34,587 have been hospitalized, and 8,716 have died from complications of the virus.