More Cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County

The number of positive cases of coronavirus continues to climb in Rabun County.  According to the latest figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health, there are now 200 positive cases of the virus in Rabun County with 65 cases reported in the last two weeks.  In addition, there are now 32 people being hospitalized and three deaths due to complications of the respiratory virus.  In neighboring counties, Habersham County reports 1,089 cases and 48 deaths, White County lists 314 cases and five fatalities, and Towns County has 120 cases and one death due to complications of the virus.  Across the state of Georgia, the Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 201,713 cases, of those, 19,788 have been hospitalized and 3,984 have died from complications of the virus.