By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had two more deaths officials said were related to COVID-19. That brings Fayette County’s total to 21. Fayette County also had an additional 23 positive test results. That makes the sixth day out of the last seven where the number of positive test results was double digits. …
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Fayette County has another COVID-19-related death and 30 additional positive test results
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 …
Area county numbers are down on Sunday, Oct. 25, but state numbers remain high
By John Estridge from ISDH data Numbers were down Sunday, October 25, but so were the number of tests. A friend living in Fayette County said the virus has reached at least one nursing home in Fayette County. That is not official, but with recent elevated Fayette County numbers, it is probably true. For Fayette …
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Fayette County and the state continue to have high COVID-19 positive test results
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County and Indiana continue to have terrible COVID-19-related numbers. Fayette County had 42 positive test results reported for Saturday, October 24. And Indiana had its second-highest day ever in the same category with 2,765. Looking at Fayette County’s numbers, the 42 positive tests came from 186 tests given …
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Fayette County and state have slightly better days, but just slightly
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 …
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State has worst numbers since it all began; and Fayette County records 52 positive test results in one day as well as another related death
By John Estridge from ISDH data There were terrible numbers on Thursday, October 22, for the state and the three counties in the Whitewater Valley. The state destroyed its record for the number of positive test results in one day, adding 2,880 for a grand total of 155,246. Forty-two people died in the state from …
Fayette County has 30 new positive COVID-19 test results reported to ISDH on Wednesday, October 21
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had 30 additional positive test results, according to ISDH’s Wednesday, October 21, daily update. The 30 positives came out of 255 tested for a percentage of 12. That makes Fayette County’s total of positive test results at 614. Also, Wednesday is the day for Indiana to come …
FC Commission President Tom Linkel made an announcement about the recent uptick in COVID-19 positive test results
By John Estridge from Tom Linkel Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel usually gives a COVID-19 update during a Franklin County Commissioners meeting. However, this week the commissioners moved their twice-monthly meeting from Tuesday, October 20, to Tuesday, October 27. Thus, with the large increase in positive test results in Franklin County, Linkel made an …
Fayette County has another 19 COVID-19 positive test results for Monday, October 19
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had 19 COVID-19 positive test results out of 88 given for a 21 percent positive rate. Franklin County had four more positive test results, and Union County had one. That makes the totals for the three counties: Fayette, 575; Franklin, 363; and Union County, 102. There were …
Fayette and Union counties’ have 15 percent each of COVID-19 tests come back positive for the October 18 daily update
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had an additional nine positive test results while Union County had four more on the ISDH daily report on Sunday, October 18. Fayette County now has 556 positive test results and Union County has 101. Union County’s four positive test results came on 26 given, which means …