COVID-19 Update

The Columbia County Department of Health has released its numbers for today. Since Friday, there have been 65 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is 48 fewer than on Friday, from which it can be inferred that, since Friday, 113 county residents have recovered from the virus. There is 1 more county resident hospitalized with COVID-19 today than on Friday, 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 was a Sunday, and the CCDOH did not report COVID numbers. On the previous day, Saturday, May 22, 2021, the CCDOH reported 0 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases was 4,235, and the number of active cases was 46. There were 69 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.