DPH reports 184 positive cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County now has 184 cases of COVID-19.

To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19.

Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 647 positive cases of the virus and 35 fatalities due to complications from the virus.

Locally, at Stephens County Hospital, staff have tested 1,698 individuals for the virus.

Of those, 185 tests have come back positive with 135 patients receiving positive results, 1,457 received negative results, and 56 individuals are still awaiting their results.

According to hospital staff, of those 135 who have tested positive at Stephens County Hospital and its facilities, 113 have now fully recovered from COVID-19.

Additionally, there are currently no patients hospitalized at Stephens County Hospital with a confirmed positive test for COVID-19; however, there are four individuals hospitalized who are awaiting test results.

In other neighboring counties, Banks County has a total of 122 cases, Rabun County has 40 cases and three deaths, Franklin County has 168 cases and one death, and Hart County has 52 cases.

Across the state of Georgia, the Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 69,381 cases, of those, 10,313 have been hospitalized and 2,698 have died from complications of the virus.