DPH Covid-19 Report for Thursday

The latest Georgia Department of Public Health report now has Stephens County with 953 positive cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic.

The report still has 32 COVID-19 related deaths in Stephens County.

The latest report was released Thursday afternoon.

DPH is now reporting Habersham County with a total of 65 deaths, and 1,504 total positive cases of the virus.

Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have administered 5,026 COVID-19 tests.

Of those, 989 tests have come back positive with 785 patients receiving positive results, 4,005 received negative results, and 32 individuals are still awaiting their results.

Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester says the hospital currently has one patient hospitalized with a confirmed case of COVID-19, and two others hospitalized awaiting results.

In other neighboring counties, Hart County and Banks County are reporting additional deaths. Hart County is now reporting 12 deaths and 476 cases, and Banks County is reporting 7 deaths and still 451 cases. Franklin County has had 691 cases and 11 deaths, and Rabun County has a total of 315 cases and 7 deaths,

Across the state of Georgia, the Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 300,903 cases, of those, 27,054 have been hospitalized and 6,474 have died from complications of the virus.