By John Estridge from ISDH data Apparently, positive COVID-19 test results are delayed getting to the Indiana State Department of Health. Franklin County High School is closed Wednesday, September 16, as six students tested positive and more than 150 students were placed in quarantine. This prompted the high school to go on a hybrid scheduling …
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Six positive student COVID-19 test results and more than 150 students on quarantine cause FCHS to adopt hybrid schedule
By John Estridge Franklin County High School has six students who have tested positive, causing more than 150 students to be placed on quarantine. According to what Franklin County Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Debbie Howell reported on enrollment at the school board meeting Monday night, September 14, there are 726 high school students, with …
Positive COVID-19 tests temporarily shut down football, girls soccer at FCHS
By John Estridge COVID-19 is an ever-changing opponent, and apparently Franklin County High School athletics is learning about that. Due to close contact with a person who tested positive for the virus the Wildcat football team has canceled its next two games: at home against Lawrenceburg Friday night, September 18, and at Greensburg, next Friday …
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Fayette County is only county of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley to show an increase in COVID-19 numbers
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County is the only one of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley to show any increases in the COVID-19 positive test results Tuesday, September 15. Fayette County’s positive test results were increased by two, giving the county 400 positive test results. Franklin and Union counties’ totals of …
All three counties in the Whitewater Valley had additional positive COVID-19 test results
By John Estridge from data from the ISDH All three counties in the Whitewater Valley had additional positive COVID-19 test results as reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Monday, September 14. Fayette County had the largest increase at three, making its total 398. Union County was next with two positive test results, which …
Pretty good COVID-19-related numbers for Whitewater Valley on September 13
By John Estridge from data supplied by the Indiana Department of Health Union County was the only county in the Whitewater Valley to see COVID-19-related numbers increase on Sunday, September 13. Union County’s COVID-19 positive test results were increased by one to 73, according to Indiana State Department of Health data displayed on its website. …
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Franklin County records two more COVID-19 positive test results, bringing that number up to 287
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results reported on Saturday, September 12, by the Indiana State Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 287. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in any of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley; Franklin, Fayette and Union. …
Fayette County’s numbers increase; state puts it next to highest level
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had some bad COVID-19-related numbers Friday, September 11. Another death was added to that county’s total making what are deemed COVID-19-related deaths 13. Positive test results also went up by 13 to 393. Recently, the Indiana State Department of Health changed the way it is reporting results. …
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Good news for the Whitewater Valley on the daily COVID-19 update
By John Estridge with data from the ISDH There was a good COVID-19 daily update for the Whitewater Valley on Thursday, September 10. According to the ISDH numbers, Union County was the only one of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley, which increased the COVID-19 positive test results. And that was by only one, …
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Two additional COVID-19-related deaths recorded in Fayette County
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded two deaths, which are being deemed COVID-19 related. That brings the total to a dozen in that county. There were no new positive COVID-19 test results, keeping that number at 378. Union and Franklin counties each had one more positive test result, bringing their totals to …
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