Update (8/8/20): 21 New Clinton County Residents Have Now Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today Saturday, August 8, 2020, Clinton County has had 430 residents test positive for COVID-19. There are 3 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 5,518 residents of Clinton County have been tested as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate for Clinton County is 6.6% as of August 1, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 7.5%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 1,036 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 73,287 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 2,834 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 828,466 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 817,104 on Friday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of August 7, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative. Data for the next update is currently under review.

Total Hospitalizations: 35
Emergency Visits: 80
ICU Admits: 8
Hospital Deaths: 3

Statewide Recovery: 54,068

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.