By John Estridge from ISDH data
On Monday, October 26, Fayette County reported one new death related to COVID-19, making 19 people who have died in that county with attribution to the virus.
Also, Fayette County recorded 30 new positive test results. It has had double-digit positive test results in five of the last six days. The only single-digit day was Sunday, October 25, when it had seven. Counting Sunday, Fayette County has had 184 positive test results in the past six days. Throwing out the seven on Sunday, Fayette County recorded 177 in five days.
Fayette County Health Department has not made any comments on its Facebook page about the recent spikes.
Franklin County had two positive test results with that total 383. Union County had none, but only five tests were given in the recording period. Union County’s number remains 114.
Franklin and Union counties had no new virus-related deaths, keeping those numbers 25 and zero, respectively.
Indiana’s numbers for positive test results went down but still stayed above the 2,000 mark with 2,009. The state’s total of positive test results now stands at 164,581.
Thirteen people in the state died for COVID-19-related causes, according to the Indiana State Health Department. That total is now 3,907.