Clarke County has reported 1,131 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 2 weeks. This number is the highest in Clarke since Athens hit its peak in early September when 1,174 active cases were reported on Sept 15.
Statewide, cases continue to be high, although that number has fallen somewhat to 82,568 active cases statewide, lower than the more than 93,000 cases reported two weeks ago.
Still, the virus continues to rage across the state, with case numbers at around 160% of the state's caseload during July's second surge of coronavirus cases.
In total, 11,801 people have died in Georgia from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, with 81 of those here in Clarke County.
