Franklin County reports a dozen new COVID-19 cases; state goes above 2,000 positive test results for first time

By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County reported a dozen COVID-19 positive test results on Friday, October 16. According to the ISDH numbers, out of 51 people tested on the time before giving the numbers to the ISDH, the 12 Franklin County residents tested positive, which is 24 percent of those tested. And Indiana …

Fayette County has another COVID-19-related death; state and county positive test results increase for all 3 counties

By John Estridge from ISDH data The state has bad news, and Fayette and Union counties have bad news regarding COVID-19 data. After weeks of no deaths related to COVID-19 in the three counties, Fayette County recorded another death, bringing its total to 15. And the county has seven new COVID-19 positive test results for …

Fayette and Franklin counties COVID-19 positive test results increased by six each while Union County’s goes up by three

By John Estridge from ISDH data All three counties in the Whitewater Valley saw increases in COVID-19 positive test results. Fayette County has had a resurgence in positive test results and Wednesday, October 14, was no different. Fayette County was listed as having six additional positive test results, making that county’s total 518. Franklin County …

Indiana COVID-19 numbers remain very high

By John Estridge with ISDH data Indiana numbers remain bad. There were 1,569 COVID-19 positive test results reported on Tuesday, October 13, for the state. That is one of the highest numbers for a day since statistics began in mid-March. The total is 138,104. The state also saw 27 people die due to COVID-19. That …

Another large number of COVID-19 positive test results reported in Fayette County and the state as a whole

By John Estridge from ISDH data At the Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees meeting Monday night, October 12, Franklin County High School Counselor Whitney Gillman gave a presentation on extending the hybrid learning system at FCHS. Part of her presentation was highlighting the COVID-19 daily numbers of positive test results within Indiana. …

Fayette County and Indiana’s COVID-19 positive test results increase sharply Sunday, October 11

By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana’s numbers and Fayette County’s numbers each rose sharply Sunday, October 11, concerning COVID-19 positive test results. Indiana’s advanced by 1,579 for a total of 134,981 while Fayette County saw yet another double-digit increase of 10 to 498. Fayette County saw an increase of 36 one day the previous …

Indiana has second straight day of record daily positive COVID-19 test results; Fayette County has four additional while Franklin County adds 2

By John Estridge from ISDH data For the last two days, Indiana has had more COVID-19 positive test results than any other two days since statistics started to be kept in mid-March. Friday, October 9, the daily total for positive test results in the state was 1,832. The daily total for Saturday, October 10, eclipsed …

Indiana has highest single-day COVID-19 positive test results while Fayette County adds six more positive test results

By John Estridge Indiana recorded its highest number of single-day COVID-19 positive test results since the state began keeping that statistic in mid March at 1,832. The report was publicized on Friday, October 9, and according to a report on the Channel 59 website out of Indianapolis, the positive test total is for those reported …

ISDH says Fayette County has had 46 new COVID-19 positive test results in two days

By John Estridge from ISDH data According to the Indiana State Department of Health, something bad is happening in Fayette County regarding COVID-19. On Wednesday, October 7, the ISDH reported Fayette County had an additional 36 positive test results. One day later, there is another double-digit advance with the ISDH reporting 10 additional COVID-19 positive …

ISDH says Fayette County had an additional 36 positive COVID-19 test results in one day, a more than 8.3 percent increase of the total since mid-March

By John Estridge from ISDH data EDITORIAL COMMENT: About a week ago, the numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health website, showing the daily update, had Fayette County’s total of positive test results shooting up beyond 500 while the daily positive test results were miniscule. The ISDH later took that number down and replaced …