COVID-19 Update

The Columbia County Department of Health released its numbers earlier today. Since yesterday, there have been 23 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is 2 fewer than yesterday, from which it can be inferred that, since yesterday, 25 county residents have recovered from the virus. The number of county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 today is the same as yesterday, but 1 more of those hospitalized is in the ICU. There has not been a death from COVID-19 reported in Columbia County since Monday, September 12. 

A year ago today, the CCDOH reported the county's 100th death from COVID-19 and 20 new cases. The total number of cases was 4,897, and the number of active cases was 103. There were 214 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 9 were hospitalized, and 1 was in the ICU.