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The number of Franklin County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since March has climbed to 4,841 people — more than the population of St. Clair recorded in 2018 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Franklin County Commission reported Friday that 52 more people had tested positive for the virus, including a 13-year-old Pacific boy, a 14-year-old Washington girl, an 86-year-old New Haven man and a 94-year-old Robertsville woman. 

There are 96 people in long-term care who are positive, a number that includes residents and staff. There are also 32 county residents hospitalized with COVID-19. 

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