COVID-19 Update

The Columbia County Department of Health has released its numbers for today. Since yesterday, there have been 6 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active cases being reported today is the same as yesterday, from which it can be inferred that, since yesterday, 6 county residents have recovered from the virus. There are 2 fewer county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 today than yesterday, and the number in the ICU remains at 0. There has not been a death from COVID-19 reported in Columbia County since Monday, November 28.

A year ago today, the CCDOH reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths. The total number of cases was 6,151, and the number of active cases was 186. There were 251 county residents in mandatory quarantine, 9 were hospitalized, and 0 were in the ICU. The total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Columbia County at this time last year was 108.