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White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 rate rises as holiday nears

White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The county’s seven-day moving average was at its lowest point in months Oct. 27 at 1.
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.

Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.

Schools monitor rise in positive cases, quarantine

Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.
There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,102

There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 120 hospitalizations and 26 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

Georgia Public Health gives COVID-19 cases update

While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing. According to the Tuesday, Nov. 10, report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County has 1,072 confirmed cases, and 13 antigen positive cases.
An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

Ice skating rink eyed for Helen

An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays. The Helen City Commission cleared the way for the seasonal attraction at a Nov. 10 meeting by approving a variance for a tent accompanying the ice skating rink.
There have been 1,055 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 8, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,055 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 8, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,055

There have been 1,055 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 8, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 115 hospitalizations and 26 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
White County has had over 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

White County has had over 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Total COVID-19 cases officially reach 1,000 here

White County has had over 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Tuesday, Nov. 3, report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County has 1,031 confirmed cases, and 12 antigen positive cases.
A tree fell onto a power line on Jackson Circle during the storm on Thursday, Oct. 29, knocking out power and blocking the road. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

A tree fell onto a power line on Jackson Circle during the storm on Thursday, Oct. 29, knocking out power and blocking the road. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Storm damage hits thousands around county

The hurricane that became Tropical Storm Zeta caused widespread power outages last Thursday. The fast moving storm arrived Oct. 29 and left hundreds of thousands without power in Georgia, and thousands in White County.