By John Estridge There remains no health officer in Franklin County. Franklin County Health Board held an emergency meeting Tuesday, August 24, in a reorganization attempt. Three new board members joined the board, with two of the three there for the meeting. Another three current board members were there and one more needs to be …
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FC COVID-19 Task Force no longer meeting
By John Estridge Franklin County’s COVID-19 Task Force is no longer meeting. On Fridays, the task force usually issues a press release through the Franklin County Health Department Facebook Page. Apparently the page no longer exists. And FCHD nurse Angie Ruther issued the following two-line email Friday afternoon, August 28: “The COVID task force is …
Four more COVID-19-related deaths reported in FC
From a FC COVID-19 press release Four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Franklin County were announced today by the Franklin County COVID-19 Task Force in its weekly press release. It was posted on the FC Health Department Facebook page. The deaths are a female in her 70s and three males: one in his 50s, …
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FC’s positive COVID-19 test results increase by six (240); UC’s positive test numbers are up by two to 37
By John Estridge Positive COVID-19 test results increased by four in Franklin County (238) and two in Union County (37) from Thursday, Aug. 6, to the Friday, Aug. 7 report by the Indiana State Health Department. However, the Franklin County COVID-19 Task Force reported the number of positive test results in Franklin County is actually …
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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