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 it was at 15 percent. Percentages are the same for Fayette County, which had 59 tests with nine positive.

Franklin County had one positive test result, increasing its total to 359.

There were no deaths related to the virus in the three counties, leaving their respective totals: Franklin, 25; Fayette, 15; and Union, zero.

For the state, it was better news than the last several days. There were 1,629 positive test results, making the total 147,582. And there were 19 deaths related to the virus. That total is 3,704.