COVID-19 still spreading at nursing home

As 20 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Putnam County since this time last week, 15 of those are at Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation, according to Monday’s report from the Department of Public Health.

The North Central Health District also reports 7 deaths at the facility along with 33 total cases, meaning almost half of the facility’s residents are infected.

Baldwin County only added 16 cases in the past week; Greene added 3; Jones and Morgan have each gone up by 1; Jasper is the same; and Hancock had the biggest increase at 36 but only has 5 total deaths.

– Josh Lurie