Franklin County Reports 21st COVID-19 Related Death
Franklin County on Saturday said a 60-year-old Robertsville man is the 21st resident to die from COVID-19 complications.
This is the third resident to die from the virus in August.
A 77-year-old Washington man’s death was reported Aug. 17 and 74-year-old Pacific woman’s death was reported Aug. 20.
The county also saw an escalating amount of cases.
There were 30 reported Saturday.
From Monday through Friday, Franklin County reported 102 cases and 215 over the last 10 days.
The total count stands at 988.
The five-day average of new cases is 24.6 and the positivity rate on tests is up to 4.59 percent.
There are nine hospitalizations.
New cases: 30
39 yo Male, Leslie
28 yo Female, Lonedell
49 yo Female, New Haven
17 yo Male, Pacific
84 yo Male, St. Clair
85 yo Female, St. Clair
69 yo Female, St. Clair
29 yo Female, St. Clair
47 yo Male, St. Clair
62 yo Female, Sullivan
78 yo Female, Sullivan
53 yo Female, Sullivan
24 yo Female, Sullivan
62 yo Male, Union
58 yo Male, Union
53 yo Male, Union
9 yo Male, Union
42 yo Female, Union
26 yo Male, Union
21 yo Female, Union
70 yo Male, Union
75 yo Female, Villa Ridge
72 yo Male, Villa Ridge
73 yo Female, Washington
45 yo Male, Washington
37 yo Male, Washington
47 yo Male, Washington
39 yo Male, Washington
20 yo Male, Washington
21 yo Female, Washington