Information from a Franklin County Health Department press release The Franklin County Health Department has been notified of four more COVID-19 related deaths since our last update on July 31. – a male in his 90s – a female in her 90s – two females in their 70s “We extend our sympathies to the family …
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FC’s COVID-19 numbers skyrocket to 224, 19 more than Sunday; UC numbers do not change
Information from the ISDH Franklin County’s number of COVID-19 positive test results skyrocketed between the Indiana Department of Health’s Sunday, August 2 numbers and Monday’s August 3 numbers. Nineteen new positive results were tallied, bringing the total to 224. But fortunately, the number of deaths remained unchanged at 10. Union County’s numbers stayed the same …
FC Health Department talks about 10th death and July COVID-19 numbers
Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther RN This was released Friday, July 31, on the Franklin County Health Department Facebook page. No tracking information was included. According to Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther, RN, the tenth death in Franklin County with the cause of death related to the COVID-19 pandemic is a female in …
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UCHD going after $100,000 testing grant
By John Estridge Union County Health Nurse Kim Klein came to the Union County Commissioners’ meeting recently with some good news. The county was in line to receive an Indiana Department of Health $100,000 grant for COVID-19 testing. The grant would begin in September and runs through June 2021, Klein said. Both commissioners present at …
Daily ISDH press release shows FC COVID-19 positive test results increased by eight over Saturday’s numbers while UC’s increased by four
By John Estridge Indiana State Department of Health released its Sunday, Aug. 2, figures. Franklin County’s positive COVID-19 tests results increased by eight from Saturday, Aug. 1, to 205 cases. Union County increased by four cases to 32. In the first two days in August, the number of positive test results has increased by 14 …
FC Commissioners reactivate county’s COVID-19 Task Force amid virus resurgence
By John Estridge Franklin County’s COVID-19 Task Force is going to reconvene after a couple of months absence. This is due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the county. The total stands now as of noon, Tuesday, July 28, at 175 positive cases. That means in two weeks and a day, the increase in …
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