By John Estridge from ISDH data
Franklin County recorded another COVID-19-related death to raise its total to 26.
Along with that, Franklin County added 27 positive test results for a total of 686. Fayette County had 25 positive tests for 1,477. And Union County had five for 267.
The positivity rates for Franklin County are also high. The seven-day positivity rate for all tests is 17.9 percent and the positivity rate for unique individuals, meaning those taking the test for the first time, is 37.9 percent. Fayette County’s numbers are 13.8 and 27.6, respectively while Union County has the best numbers of the three counties with 7.9 and 15.9 percent, respectively.
Neither Fayette nor Union counties had any more COVID-19-related deaths so their totals remain Fayette, 33; and Union, one.
The state had 5,702 positive tests for 306,538 and 103 deaths for 5,169.