Update (8/22/20): 5 New Clinton County Residents Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Saturday, August 22, 2020, Clinton County had 5 new positive tests, 501 residents have now tested positive for COVID-19. There are 6 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 6,437 residents of Clinton County have been tested as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate for Clinton County is 3.6% as of August 15, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 7.4%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 1,010 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 85,317 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,001 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 969,646 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 958,432 on Friday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of August 21, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 37
Emergency Visits: 91
ICU Admits: 8
Hospital Deaths: 3

Statewide Recovery: 64,131 (78%)
Statewide Deceased: 2,992 (4%)
Statewide Active: 15,085 (18%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
850 Delphi Ave, Frankfort (Back Activity Building of the old Christian Life Church)
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday) through August 31st

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.