By John Estridge from ISDH data
While Fayette County reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths and Franklin County had one additional, the ISDH downgraded both counties from red to orange, with orange being the next to worst designation after red.
Fayette County now has 37 virus-related deaths while Franklin County has 28.
All three counties’ totals for new positive test results went down with Fayette County reporting 14; Franklin County, 11; and Union County, one.
With the latter, Union County, the one positive test result is off 161 tests given. Union County remained orange for the second consecutive week.
The three counties’ totals are now: Fayette, 1,638; Franklin, 795; and Union, 297. Union County recorded no additional virus-related deaths, keeping that figure at two.
For Indiana, after two days of being in the 5,000-plus range for new positive test results, the number in that category inflated to 6,655 for a total of 350,970. There were 91 additional deaths across the state believed to be attributable to COVID-19. That makes the number of deaths in that category at 5,688.