By John Estridge from ISDH data
Neither the state nor Fayette County had as bad of numbers as they respectively did on Thursday, October 22, but their Friday, October 23, numbers were pretty bad.
In the state, there were an additional 2,519 positive test results that is down slightly from Thursday’s record 2,880. Also, the state had an additional 27 deaths, making that total 3,858. The state’s total number of positive test results is 157,713.
Fayette County had 23 positive test results. In the past three day, including Friday, Fayette County has reported 105 positive test results. As a whole, Fayette County has had 690 positive test results. While there were no deaths contributable to COVID-19 on Friday, there were two on Wednesday. That total is 18 for Fayette County.
Franklin County had four additional positive test results for a total of 376. Union County had one, making its total 111.
Neither Franklin County nor Union County had any more deaths attributed to the virus. Franklin County’s total remains 25 while Union County’s is zero.