News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge from ISDH data and Franklin County Commissioners’ reports Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel gave an in-depth COVID-19 update at the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, October 6. Linkel does that at each commissioners’ meeting because the Franklin County Health Department disbanded the COVID-19 task force, which gave weekly updates until it was …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data There was good news for the three Whitewater Valley counties and the state regarding the COVID-19 virus. In the Whitewater Valley, only Union County saw an increase in the number of positive test results, and that was just one to bring its total up to 81. Franklin and Fayette …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results on Sunday, October 4, making its total of positive test results increase to 319. Fayette County had one additional positive test result, and that county’s total number is now 430. Union County did not have any positive test results recorded, …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data According to daily numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health, the number of positive test results for the state as a whole have been very high for the last two days, but that is not the case in the Whitewater Valley. The state reported, on Saturday, October 3, …
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By John Estridge with data from the ISDH Fayette County reported three more COVID-19 positive test results, giving that county 428 positive test results. Franklin and Union counties had one more positive test result, each, making their numbers 317 and 80, respectively. None of the three counties had additional deaths attributed to the virus. That …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data For what the Indiana State Department of Health daily numbers are worth, here they are. Fayette and Franklin counties saw increases in the number of positive COVID-19 test results. Fayette County had two additional cases, bringing that county’s total to 425 while Franklin County had one more to send …
By John Estridge Warning: This is not straight journalism but a monologue about the numbers from the ISDH and today. Update: Fayette County Health Department contacted me Wednesday evening, September 30. A spokesperson said they were unaware of the situation with the numbers. Thus, it must be an ISDH situation. There has not been any …
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By John Estridge from the ISDH data Fayette County had an additional death associated with COVID-19. It brings Fayette County’s deaths attributed to COVID-19 to 14. Fayette County Health Department’s Facebook page does not give any additional information on the person who passed as to their age or if there were underlying circumstances. Franklin County …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County was the only county in the three-county Whitewater Valley to have an increase in any COVID-19-related numbers. Its numbers for positive test results were increased by two to 313. Fayette and Union counties’ numbers remained constant at 423 and 79, respectively. None of the counties saw any …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two COVID-19 positive test results for the second day in a row, bringing that county’s total to 311. Fayette County added one to its 423 total of positive test results, and Union County had zero. Deaths related to COVID-19 remained the same for all three counties: …