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By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana passed the 5,000 benchmark in the deaths attributed to COVID-19 as it registered 40 additional deaths in the ISDH’s statistics released on its dashboard Sunday, November 22, 2020. Another figure for the state is the number of new positive test results. That number is 6,255 for a total …
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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. …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths in the latest numbers posted on the daily ISDH dashboard. That county also recorded 33 new positive test results. Fayette County’s COVID-19-related death total is now 33, and the positive test total is 1,369. Neither Franklin nor Union counties recorded any new …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had 20 new COVID-19 positive test results in numbers displayed by the ISDH Thursday, November 19. That brings Franklin County’s total to 591. Fayette County was just behind Franklin County with 19 new positive test results for a total of 1,336. Union County had three more, making …
From the ISDH ORANGE. The county has a point score of 2.0 to 2.5 when percent positivity and new cases per 100,000 residents are combined. Community spread is approaching high levels. These requirements are in effect when a county reaches the orange metric and remain until a county moves to yellow or blue for two …
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From the ISDH RED. The county has a point score of 3.0 or higher when percent positivity and new cases per 100,000 residents are combined. Very high positivity and community spread. When a county is in the red metric, these requirements remain in effect until the metric has returned to orange or lower for two …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded three more deaths in the statistics released Wednesday, November 18, by the Indiana State Department of Health. While it also recorded 27 more positive test results, Fayette County was downgraded from red to orange on the ISDH’s color-coded map. Union County was also moved down from …
By John Estridge As with much of 2020, what to do next with the Union County Middle School and Union County High School is very uncertain. Currently, the students at the two schools are on virtual learning until November 30. Extracurricular activities are also canceled through November 23. Union County College Corner Joint School District …
By John Estridge with ISDH data Indiana reported 84 COVID-19-related deaths regarding the Indiana State Department of Health daily report on its dashboard. One of those deaths came from Fayette County, making 28 people who have been reported to die from COVID-19-related reasons in Fayette County. Fayette County also had an additional 34 positive test …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County doubled its number of positive test results from one day ago. According to ISDH data published on Monday, November 16, Franklin County had 16 positive test results for a total of 547. Fayette County had an additional 19 positive test results, making its total 1,235. And Union …