By John Estridge
Positive COVID-19 test results increased by four in Franklin County (238) and two in Union County (37) from Thursday, Aug. 6, to the Friday, Aug. 7 report by the Indiana State Health Department.
However, the Franklin County COVID-19 Task Force reported the number of positive test results in Franklin County is actually 240.
According to Franklin County Public Health Nurse Angie Ruther, there is a lag for the ISDH to get all the numbers as the state department just checks the county numbers once a day. FC Task Force, in the press release, said of the 240 positive test results since Mid-March, 167 cases have recovered while 60 are currently being monitored. Fifteen are hospitalized. And Franklin County deaths remain at 13. There have been no deaths related to COVID-19 in Union County.