County Reports 2 More COVID-19 Related Deaths

Franklin County reported Saturday that two more residents have died due in part to COVID-19.

There have been 18 fatalities this week and 93 total.

They are identified as:

88 yo Male, Union 

86 yo Male, Pacific

There were 82 new cases reported.

Hospitalizations rose from 18 to 23 and nursing home cases dropped 66 to 45.

The 10-day rolling total is 676 and the 14-day average of new cases is 63.

Testing positivity rate over the last week is 25.7%.