By John Estridge from ISDH data
Franklin County continues to have the highest percentage of positive test results of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley.
The 15 new positive test results in Franklin County with 874 total means the county has a seven-day positivity percentage for all testing at 16.3 percent and 42 percent for unique individuals, or those taking the test for the first time.
Union County is second. It added four more in the results released on Monday, December 7, by the ISDH. That makes the county’s total at 319. Its respective positivity rates are 13.2 and 34.2.
While Fayette County continues to have the most positive test results and deaths of the three counties, its percentages are the least. It had another 17 positive test results for a total of 1,745. However, its percentages are 12.9 and 26, respectively.
None of the three counties reported any deaths related to COVID-19. Those totals remain: Fayette, 40; Franklin, 28; and Union, two. It was a better than average day for the state. It reported an additional 5,700 positive test results for a total of 387,278 and 42 deaths for 5,986.