From the Franklin County Health Department via FC Public Health Nurse Angie Ruther with the last paragraph added by John Estridge
Franklin County has had 60 new COVID cases this month. This is the biggest spike EVER.
It is more important than ever to please social distance, wash your hands, disinfect frequently, and wear your mask while in public.
To add to the press release, according to the Indiana Department of Health website, the number of COVID-19 cases in Franklin County increased by six from Tuesday, July 28 to Wednesday, July 29. There are now 181 positive test results in the county since the IDH started tracking the virus. That is an increase of more than 3 percent in one day. The death total for the county remains at eight.
And the 60 positive case reported by IDH in July for Franklin County, is an increase of almost 50 percent of the several months’ total up to July 1, (121).