Another large number of COVID-19 positive test results reported in Fayette County and the state as a whole

By John Estridge from ISDH data At the Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees meeting Monday night, October 12, Franklin County High School Counselor Whitney Gillman gave a presentation on extending the hybrid learning system at FCHS. Part of her presentation was highlighting the COVID-19 daily numbers of positive test results within Indiana. …

Fayette County and Indiana’s COVID-19 positive test results increase sharply Sunday, October 11

By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana’s numbers and Fayette County’s numbers each rose sharply Sunday, October 11, concerning COVID-19 positive test results. Indiana’s advanced by 1,579 for a total of 134,981 while Fayette County saw yet another double-digit increase of 10 to 498. Fayette County saw an increase of 36 one day the previous …

Indiana has second straight day of record daily positive COVID-19 test results; Fayette County has four additional while Franklin County adds 2

By John Estridge from ISDH data For the last two days, Indiana has had more COVID-19 positive test results than any other two days since statistics started to be kept in mid-March. Friday, October 9, the daily total for positive test results in the state was 1,832. The daily total for Saturday, October 10, eclipsed …

Indiana has highest single-day COVID-19 positive test results while Fayette County adds six more positive test results

By John Estridge Indiana recorded its highest number of single-day COVID-19 positive test results since the state began keeping that statistic in mid March at 1,832. The report was publicized on Friday, October 9, and according to a report on the Channel 59 website out of Indianapolis, the positive test total is for those reported …

ISDH says Fayette County has had 46 new COVID-19 positive test results in two days

By John Estridge from ISDH data According to the Indiana State Department of Health, something bad is happening in Fayette County regarding COVID-19. On Wednesday, October 7, the ISDH reported Fayette County had an additional 36 positive test results. One day later, there is another double-digit advance with the ISDH reporting 10 additional COVID-19 positive …

ISDH says Fayette County had an additional 36 positive COVID-19 test results in one day, a more than 8.3 percent increase of the total since mid-March

By John Estridge from ISDH data EDITORIAL COMMENT: About a week ago, the numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health website, showing the daily update, had Fayette County’s total of positive test results shooting up beyond 500 while the daily positive test results were miniscule. The ISDH later took that number down and replaced …

Fayette and Union counties numbers of COVID-19 positive test results increase

By John Estridge from ISDH data and Franklin County Commissioners’ reports Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel gave an in-depth COVID-19 update at the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, October 6. Linkel does that at each commissioners’ meeting because the Franklin County Health Department disbanded the COVID-19 task force, which gave weekly updates until it was …

Good news for almost everyone regarding COVID-19 in Whitewater Valley and state

By John Estridge from ISDH data There was good news for the three Whitewater Valley counties and the state regarding the COVID-19 virus. In the Whitewater Valley, only Union County saw an increase in the number of positive test results, and that was just one to bring its total up to 81. Franklin and Fayette …

Franklin County has two more COVID-19 positive test results

By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results on Sunday, October 4, making its total of positive test results increase to 319. Fayette County had one additional positive test result, and that county’s total number is now 430. Union County did not have any positive test results recorded, …

State numbers balloon, but Whitewater Valley’s numbers barely increase

By John Estridge from ISDH data According to daily numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health, the number of positive test results for the state as a whole have been very high for the last two days, but that is not the case in the Whitewater Valley. The state reported, on Saturday, October 3, …