Dr. Gary Voccio — health director for the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District — says COVID-19 numbers are “dramatically falling.” People are continuing to get sick, however, and regional deaths since March 2020 are now at 1,46 from the virus and another 281 from “probable” causes.  Around 21% of the current COVID-19 cases are people over the age of 70.  In Chattooga County, there was only one COVID-19 case reported over the past seven days – that compares to two in the previous reporting period.  The Georgia Department of Public Health updates COVID-19 cases by county on Wednesdays of each week.