COVID-19 Update

The Columbia County Department of Health released its numbers a little late today. Since yesterday, there have been 25 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is 25 more than yesterday, from which it can be inferred that, since yesterday, no county residents have recovered from the virus. There are 2 more county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 today than yesterday, but the number in the ICU remains the same. There has not been a death from COVID-19 reported in Columbia County since Monday, May 16.

A year ago today, the CCDOH reported 6 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases was 4,227, and the number of active cases was 47. There were 86 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 4 were hospitalized, and 0 were in the ICU. The total number of deaths in Columbia County attributed to COVID-19 at this time last year was 94.