Indiana nears 5,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 while Fayette and Franklin counties have 24 and 16 additional positive test results, respectively

By John Estridge from ISDH data

Fayette County had 24 new positive test results while Franklin County has 16 new positive test results in numbers posted on the ISDH dashboard Saturday, November 21.

That makes Fayette County’s total 1,393 and Franklin County’s 617, respectively.

Union County had an additional three positive test results for 251. There were no deaths attributed to COVID-19 in any of the three counties. The totals remain: Fayette, 33; Franklin, 25; and Union, one.

Indiana had another bad day with 6,983 positive test results, making that total 289,183. And Saturday’s posting of an additional 40 deaths, moved the state’s total to almost 5,000 at 4,992.