Franklin County's COVID-19 positivity rate was 29.6 percent this week, falling below 30 percent for the first time on over a month.
Gulf County's positivity rate was unchanged at 22.5 percent.
The Franklin County Health Department said 117 of the 395 COVID tests administered from August 27th through September 2nd came back positive.
In Gulf County, 106 of 471 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 50 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 69 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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