By John Estridge from ISDH data Whitewater Valley’s three counties: Franklin, Fayette and Union all saw an increase in COVID-19 positive test results on Saturday, September 26. Franklin County had two more positive test results, bringing that county’s total to 309. Fayette and Union counties each had one additional positive test result, making those numbers …
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Whitewater Valley’s COVID-19 numbers remain good
By John Estridge from ISDH data Numbers related to COVID-19 are still good for the three counties in the Whitewater Valley on Thursday, September 24. There are no new COVID-19-related deaths in Franklin, Fayette and Union counties. Those totals remain: Franklin, 25; Fayette, 13; and Union, zero. Fayette and Union counties each had one new …
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Good COVID-19 numbers for Whitewater Valley as all three counties go blue
By John Estridge from information provided by the ISDH All three counties in the Whitewater Valley: Franklin, Fayette and Union, are now blue. And blue is good. According to the color coding put out by the Indiana State Department of Health, blue is the best a county can do. And, according to its color-coding reference …
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FC commissioner Tom Linkel gives update on county’s COVID-19-related numbers; ISDH daily report also
By John Estridge from commissioners meeting and ISDH numbers On Tuesday morning, September 22, Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel read an update of numbers concerning COVID-19 in Franklin County. Linkel said the number of positive test results in the county stands at 303. Of those, 24 have recovered, 34 are being monitored and seven …
Franklin County has two more COVID-19 positive test results
By John Estridge from ISDH data Some of these total numbers don’t jive with Sunday’s totals, but the state usually houses all the experts. Sunday’s COVID-19 test results total was 294. The state said Franklin County had an additional two reported for Monday, September 21 report and now the total is 299. It could be …
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Franklin County’s COVID-19positive test results increase by four to 294
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County’s number of positive COVID-19 tests increased by four, according to the ISDH numbers for Sunday, September 20. That brings the county’s total number of positive tests to 294 through September 17. There were no further deaths in the three-county area of the Whitewater Valley: Franklin, Fayette and …
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Fayette County has five more COVID-19 positive test results and Union County has one more
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County again led the Whitewater Valley’s three counties with five more COVID positive test results, bringing that county’s total to 417. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported, meaning Franklin County’s total remains at 25, Fayette County has 13 and zero for Union County. Union County had an …
Fayette County reportedly has eight new COVID-19 positive test results
By John Estridge with ISDH’s reported numbers Editorial comment: I’m having a cynical day regarding COVID-19 official numbers. According to Indiana State Department of Health numbers, Fayette County increased the most concerning the number of positive COVID-19 tests with an additional eight, making that total number 412. The good news is today, like several days …
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COVID-19 positive test results show an increase of three in Fayette County, two in Franklin and one in Union
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County apparently still has not had all of its COVID-19 positive test results counted as its number increased by just two in the Thursday, September 17 update from the Indiana State Department of Health. On Tuesday, September 15, it was announced by the Franklin County Community School Corporation …
LaPorte County resident has Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Indiana State Health Department press release State health officials are urging Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites following reports of a probable case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a LaPorte County resident and the detection of the virus in horses in northern Indiana. As of Sept. 14, two horses in LaGrange County …
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