Franklin County Reports 18 COVID-19-Related Deaths

Franklin County reported on Friday that 18 people have died due in part to COVID-19.

The health department said two weeks ago that it had been informed by the state more deaths would be forthcoming.

It raises Franklin County’s fatality total to 75.

76 yo Male from Beaufort

85 yo Male from Gerald

67 yo Female from New Haven

90 yo Female from New Haven

66 yo Male from New Haven

83 yo Male from New Haven

89 yo Female from New Haven

63 yo Female from St. Clair

71 yo Male from St. Clair

58 yo Female from St. Clair

84 yo Male from St. Clair

87 yo Male from St. Clair

83 yo Male from Union

81 yo Male from Villa Ridge

80 yo Female from Washington

79 yo Female from Washington

89 yo Male from Washington

83 yo Male from Washington

The county also reported 109 new cases, raising its total to 4,415.

The number of hospitalizations dropped to 29.

Active long-term care cases dropped to 79.

Franklin County’s 10-day rolling total is 825 and the 14-day average is 84.

The testing positivity rate is 15.95% and 28.1% over the last seven days.