COVID-19 Spike Continues: County Adds 21 More Cases

Franklin County has seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases this week and on Saturday, 21 more were reported by the health department.

This follows 17 on Thursday and nine on Friday, bringing the three-day total to 47.

No new recoveries were reported and active cases have risen dramatically this week, As of Saturday, there are 94. Seventeen of those cases are in skilled nursing facilities.

Since March 23, there have been 282 cases, 170 recoveries and 18 deaths.

The newest cases are:

26 yo male union

35 male Washington

36 yo male Sullivan

32 yo female pacific

58 yo male Washington

26 yo female Washington

14 yo male Washington

49 yo male Washington

31 yo male pacific

67  yo male union

32 yo female Washington

59 male pacific

62 female pacific

20 female St. Albans

18 female St. Albans

34 female Washington

43 yo male St. Albans

57 yo male Sullivan

26 yo male St. Clair

16 yo female Union

49 yo male St. Clair