1,345 Cases of COVID-19 have now been reported in Rabun County

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 continues to grow in Rabun County.  According to the latest figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there have now been 1,345 cases of the deadly respiratory virus in Rabun County with 101 positive cases reported in the last two weeks and 31 deaths attributed to the virus.  In neighboring counties, Habersham County reports 4,334 cases and 118 deaths, White County lists 2,681 cases and 52 fatalities, and Towns County has had 900 cases and 31 deaths.  According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, there have been a total of 749,867 positive cases of the virus across the state, of those, 50,237 have been hospitalized and the total death count due to complications of the virus has now risen to 12,570.