Habersham County Schools report 70% week-to-week increase in COVID cases

Habersham County Schools continue to see an increase in COVID cases following the recent holidays and the current Omicron surge.

As of Friday, January 14, the school system reported 79 active students COVID-19 cases and 22 active school staff cases. There was one non-school staff case reported.

Habersham Central High School has the highest number of active student cases among the county’s eleven schools with 17, followed by the county’s three middle schools. The Success Academy is the only Habersham County school without a single active case of COVID among students and staff.

The latest cumulative case total represents a 70% increase over last week’s total case count of 60.

System Data Week Ending 1/14/22
Active Student COVID-19 Cases 79
Active School Staff COVID-19 Cases 22
Active Non-School Staff COVID-19 Cases 1
Elementary Active Student Cases Active Staff Cases
Baldwin 1 1
Clarkesville 1 3
Cornelia 3 2
Demorest 3 0
Fairview 7 3
Hazel Grove 3 0
Level Grove 6 3
Woodville 0 1
Secondary Active Student Cases Active Staff Cases
North Habersham 11 2
South Habersham 13 4
Wilbanks 9 3
Ninth Grade Academy 5 0
Success Academy 0 0
Habersham Central 17 0