County Reports 17 New Cases As Total Rises Above 800

Franklin County reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Friday as the total number surpassed 800.

Four of the new cases are from Sullivan

There have been 816 cases and the 10-day rolling total of new cases is 181.

The five-day average of new cases is 19.2.

The positivity rate has increased to 4.19 percent.

Hospitalizations increased from seven to eight.

Abraham Cook, Franklin County’s Emergency Management Agency Director, said the health department is no longer releasing information on recoveries.

Calling it a “time-consuming process,” Cook said they will be focusing on higher priorities, such as contact tracing for school-aged children.

New Cases

21 yo Female, Catawissa

30 yo Female, Pacific

54 yo Female, St. Clair

29 yo Male, Sullivan

60 yo Female, Sullivan

33 yo Female, Sullivan

58 yo Female, Sullivan

18 yo Female, Union

63 yo Female, Union

21 yo Female, Union

53 yo Female, Union

80 yo Female, Union

83 yo Male, Union

68 yo Male, Villa Ridge

18 yo Female, Washington

53 yo Female, Washington

15 yo Female, Washington