Coronavirus

There were only four new reported township residents who tested positive for the coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours, the Somerset County Health Department reported on May 12. A total of 1,134 residents have tested positive for the disease, according to the county health department. Of those, 98 have died, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. Test …

More than a dozen new instances of Franklin residents testing positive for the coronavirus has pushed the township’s total to 1,130, county health officials said on May 11. The number of coronavirus-related deaths remained steady at 95, according to the township Office of Emergency management. Test samples for the coronavirus will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May …

With 19 new positive test results reported in the previous 24 hours, the number of Franklin residents who are confirmed to have the coronavirus has grown to 1,117, according to the Somerset County Health Department. The township Office of Emergency Management is reporting that the number of Franklin residents whose deaths have been attributed to the virus has reached 95. …

Nearly 1,100 township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and the death count is inching toward 100, county and local health officials reported on May 9. A total of 1,098 residents have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, according to the Somerset County Health Department, while the township Office of Emergency Management reports there are 94 deaths attributed …

Although Colonial Park remains open, new rules have been applied to its use. Starting May 9 and continuing on weekends and holidays until further notice, Colonial Drive – the road that runs through the entire park – will be closed to vehicles, according to a press release from the Somerset County Park Commission. Parking will be accessible only from a …

There are now 1,057 township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 90 who have died from it, according to township and county health officials. The Somerset County Health Department reported May 7 the positive test number, while the township Office of Emergency Management reported the total death figure. Franklin’s COVID mortality rate is 8.5 percent. Somerset County’s …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased to 1,048, while 89 residents have died from it, according to the Somerset County Health Department. The health department reported the new numbers on May 6. Franklin continues to carry about 31 percent of all COVID-19 cases and 29 percent of all coronavirus deaths in Somerset …

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased to 1,039, while the number of deaths attributed to it has increased to 87. The latest numbers were reported by the Somerset County Health Department on May 5. The Somerset-Hunterdon county drive-through testing site will be collecting samples from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May …

Gov. Phil Murphy Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision announced May 4 to not re-open the state’s schools for in-person teaching was taken in stride by the township’s school district administrators. In announcing his decision on Twitter, Murphy said he took the action “to protect the health of our children, our educators, and their families. Guided by safety and science, this is …

The township has passed the 1,000-cases mark for residents testing positive for the coronavirus, according to county health officials. The Somerset County Health Department reported May 4 that 1,022 Franklin residents had tested positive for the virus, with 85 deaths attributed to it. Those totals put the township’s mortality rate at 8.3 percent, slightly lower than the county’s 9 percent …