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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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By John Estridge Things may be turning around for Franklin and Union counties regarding COVID-19 positive test results. According to daily figures released by the Indiana State Board of Health, the number of positive results in Franklin County went up by two to 247, and the number in Union County remained the same at 41. …
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By John Estridge There was another good daily report from the Indiana State Department of Health for the Franklin and Union counties’ residents concerning COVID-19. FC’s number of positive test results increased by one to 247. Deaths remained at 15. Union County’s numbers remained unchanged at 41 and zero, respectively. Today, Wednesday, August 12, was …
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By John Estridge Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther told commissioners and others the recent uptick in the COVID-19 positive tests in Franklin County comes from a nursing home, a spring dance held this summer and a church. She was answering a question via Zoom during a Franklin County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, August 11. …
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By John Estridge Union County’s number of positive COVID-19 results went up by four to 41, according to the Indiana State Department of Health daily update on Sunday, August 9. There have not been any COVID-19-related deaths in Union County. Franklin County’s number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by one to 242. There are …
By John Estridge Franklin County’s COVID-19-related deaths increased by one to 14, according to the Indiana State Department of Health daily report on Saturday, August 8. Franklin County Health Department did not release any new information concerning the latest COVID-19-related death. The number of positive COVID-19 tests increased by one to 241 while Union County’s …
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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 …
By John Estridge Indiana State Department of Health recently released its daily update on the number of COVID-19 positive test results and deaths in the counties and in Indiana as a whole. Franklin County’s positive test results went up by three to 234 while Union County’s went up by two to 35. No new deaths …
By John Estridge The Indiana State Department of Health released its daily update for the state and Franklin County for Wednesday, Aug. 5. FC deaths believed associated with the COVID-19 went up by two over Tuesday, Aug. 4, with the total now at 13. And the number of positive test results increased to 231 up …
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 …