By John Estridge from ISDH data
Talking about the COVID-19, Saturday, October 17, daily report, the numbers are grim.
Franklin County had 10 positive test results, one day after reporting a dozen. Fayette County went into double digits again, with 16. And percentage wise, Union County also had bad numbers with four positive test results.
And the state, as a whole, set a new record, which it seems to be happening every day. It recorded 2,521 positive test results for a total of 145,977.
The three counties’ totals are now: Fayette, 547; Franklin, 358; and Union, 97.
Another stat is with Franklin County, of the people, tested 17 percent were positive. Fayette County was 16 percent, and Union was 12 percent
There were no COVID-19-related deaths in the three counties, leaving those totals: Franklin, 25; Fayette, 15; and Union, zero.
Indiana recorded 31 deaths, making its total in that category, 3,685.
To put a little reality with the numbers, in Franklin County, FCN Bank closed its lobbies in at least the Brookville banks, making entry by appointment only.