Fayette County has another COVID-19-related death; state and county positive test results increase for all 3 counties

By John Estridge from ISDH data

The state has bad news, and Fayette and Union counties have bad news regarding COVID-19 data.

After weeks of no deaths related to COVID-19 in the three counties, Fayette County recorded another death, bringing its total to 15.

And the county has seven new COVID-19 positive test results for a total of 525.

Union County has four new positive test results and that is out of 16 new tests given, a 25 percent positive rate. Its new total is 92. Franklin County had one new COVID-19 test result, bringing its total to 336.

For the state, it is another record-breaking day with 1,962 positive test results, making its total 141,212 and 23 more deaths related to the virus, making that total 3,632.