News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
Indiana State Health Department press release State health officials are urging Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites following reports of a probable case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a LaPorte County resident and the detection of the virus in horses in northern Indiana. As of Sept. 14, two horses in LaGrange County …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County is the only one of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley to show any increases in the COVID-19 positive test results Tuesday, September 15. Fayette County’s positive test results were increased by two, giving the county 400 positive test results. Franklin and Union counties’ totals of …
By John Estridge from data from the ISDH All three counties in the Whitewater Valley had additional positive COVID-19 test results as reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Monday, September 14. Fayette County had the largest increase at three, making its total 398. Union County was next with two positive test results, which …
By John Estridge from data supplied by the Indiana Department of Health Union County was the only county in the Whitewater Valley to see COVID-19-related numbers increase on Sunday, September 13. Union County’s COVID-19 positive test results were increased by one to 73, according to Indiana State Department of Health data displayed on its website. …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results reported on Saturday, September 12, by the Indiana State Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 287. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in any of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley; Franklin, Fayette and Union. …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had some bad COVID-19-related numbers Friday, September 11. Another death was added to that county’s total making what are deemed COVID-19-related deaths 13. Positive test results also went up by 13 to 393. Recently, the Indiana State Department of Health changed the way it is reporting results. …
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By John Estridge with data from the ISDH There was a good COVID-19 daily update for the Whitewater Valley on Thursday, September 10. According to the ISDH numbers, Union County was the only one of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley, which increased the COVID-19 positive test results. And that was by only one, …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded two deaths, which are being deemed COVID-19 related. That brings the total to a dozen in that county. There were no new positive COVID-19 test results, keeping that number at 378. Union and Franklin counties each had one more positive test result, bringing their totals to …
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By John Estridge using ISDH data There are relatively good COVID-19 numbers again Tuesday, September 8, for the Whitewater Valley. There are no new COVID-19-related deaths in Franklin, Union or Fayette counties. Franklin County has one new positive COVID-19 test result, bringing that total number up to 282. Union County had no new positive test …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data COVID-19 numbers in the Whitewater Valley are very good on Labor Day, September 7. After two days of double-digit gains, Fayette County had just one additional COVID-19-positive test result, increasing that county’s total to 376. There were no new deaths in the Whitewater Valley associated with COVID-19. In Franklin …
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