DPH releases Daily COVID report for Stephens County

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 116 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 5,283 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic.

In Stephens County there has been a total of 367 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic.

The latest report was released Thursday afternoon.

In the last two weeks, ending January 20, the DPH reports a total of 456 new cases in Stephens County.

For surrounding counties, Habersham County has 605 new cases in the last two weeks, Rabun County has 232, Banks County has 311, Franklin County has 437, and Hart County has 321 new cases.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, there have been a total of 1,713,655 positive cases of the virus across the state of Georgia, of those, 100,417 have been hospitalized and the total death count due to complications of the virus has now risen to 26,967.

To follow the daily COVID numbers visit dph.georgia.gov.

Additionally, anyone interested in receiving a COVID vaccine can do so at the Stephens County Health Department.

All Georgians over the age of 5 are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Booster doses of the vaccine are recommended for adults 18 and older who have completed their first series of vaccine.

Individuals who have symptoms of COVID-19 or who may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should get tested.

To schedule an appointment to receive the COVID vaccine call the Stephens County Health Department, located at 64 Boulevard, Suite 102, in Toccoa, at 706-282-4507.