Franklin County's COVID-19 positivity rate was 37.8 percent this week, up from 31.4 percent the week before.
Gulf County's positivity rate fell for the second week in a row from 28.1 percent to 21.8 percent.
The Franklin County Health Department said 136 of the 359 COVID tests administered from August 6th through August 12th came back positive.
In Gulf County, 96 of 440 tests were positive.
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The Health Department said The vast majority of positive cases in both counties are unvaccinated individuals, between 15-44 years.
Currently 46 percent of Franklin County residents 12 and older are vaccinated against the coronavirus; that is the same vaccination rate as Gulf County.
Both counties are well below the statewide vaccination average of 65 percent.
COVID-19 vaccinations are available free of charge at the Health departments in Apalachicola and Port St. Joe as well as through Weems Memorial Hospital, Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf, PanCare of Florida, Inc., North Florida Medical Center and some local pharmacy locations, including CVS and Buyrite.
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