By John Estridge from ISDH data
Franklin County had another COVID-19-related death, according to the Friday, October 30, Indiana State Department of Health statistics, bringing the county’s total to 26.
Also, the county saw its first double-digit report of positive test results with 10, raising that total to 406.
Fayette County continued its run of at least more than 20 positive cases daily with another 28 reported. Its total is now at 875. It is the ninth day out of the last 10 where Fayette County has reported 20 or more positive test results. On Sunday, October 25, the number was seven, meaning the only day in the last 10 where the number was less than 20. In that 10-day time period there have been 297 positive test results.
According to the state, Fayette County has had a 22.2 percent seven-day positivity rate from October 17-23. Also, of the unique individuals tested, the rate is 31.4 percent in the same time span. Unique individuals mean people being tested for the first time. Some people have taken multiple tests and are not considered unique individuals for the testing statistics.
Union County had two more positive test results, bringing that total to 106.
Neither Fayette nor Union counties had additional virus-related deaths keeping those numbers at 22 and zero, respectively.
It was another bad day for the state. For the second day in a row, the state went above the 3,000 mark for positive test results. After Thursday’s total of 3,649, the state reported 3,205 more positive test results for Friday. That total is now 175,893. There were 26 deaths statewide, which officials deem COVID-19-related, making that total 4,050.