One-half dozen new Oconee virus deaths

The newest COVID-19 report from the state health agency specifies six additional Oconee County deaths, the most for any one county in the state for the 24-hour period that ended at 11:59 on Monday night.  So far, total number of Oconee COVID deaths has reached 269, since the start of the pandemic.  Monday’s numbers also show that across the state, the test positivity increased to 32.7%.