Coronavirus

Mayor Phil Kramer is the Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s 2020 Man of the Year. (File Photo.) It has been quite a year. None of us thought when we were ringing in 2020 that we would be ringing it out in the middle of a pandemic that has caused the deaths of at least 168 of our Franklin neighbors, sickened hundreds …

Another 71 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 31. That brings to 3,147 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and a total of 889 in December, the largest monthly total since the pandemic was first detected …

Franklin broke the 800 new coronavirus cases-in-a-month mark on December 30 with the report of 31 new positive test results by the township Office of Emergency Management. That brings to 3,076 Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 818 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents – about 30 percent of all COVID-19-related deaths …

Another 31 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 29. That brings to 3,043 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 787 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. Note: These are …

Somerset County Health Department director Dr. Namitha Reddy receives a COVID-19 vaccination from Ravi Modh of the Rutgers Nurse Anesthesia Program. Looking on, left to right, are Somerset County Freeholders Brian Levine, Deputy Director Sara Sooy, Director Shanel Robinson, Melonie Marano, and Brian Gallagher. (Photo: Somerset County Freeholders.) The Quail Brook Golf Club has been chosen as one of four …

Another 11 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 28. That brings the to 3,012 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 756 in December. The deaths of 168 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus. That number will increase on …

Another 21 Franklin residents tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 27. That brings to 3,001 number of residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 745 in December. The deaths of 158 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The last …

Another 65 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus over the preceding 48 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 26. That brings to 2,980 the number of residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 724 in December. The deaths of 158 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. …

Another 42 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 24. That brings to 2,915 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 659 in December. The deaths of 158 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. The last reported coronavirus-related …

Another 28 township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on December 23. That brings to 2,873 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 612 in December. The township is still on track for more than 800 new cases in December alone. The deaths of …