by Alan Stamm A dozen Oakland County schools report 34 Covid cases since late April, affecting 32 students from elementary through high school grades. In Madison Heights, the virus infected two cafeteria workers.
(Photo: Detroit Public Schools Community District) Rochester Hills is hardest-hit, with nine eighth-graders at West Middle School testing positive and four affected at Stoney Creek High. Wayne and Macomb have outbreaks affecting 14 students at five schools. Figures are from a weekly New School Outbreaks list posted Monday afternoon by the state. It defines an outbreak as two or more Covid-19 cases who may have shared exposure on school grounds and are from different households. Case counts for school-related outbreaks include those associated with before- and after-school programs such as school-sponsored sports. . New outbreaks are those outbreaks that were first identified during the current reporting week of April 29 to May 6.
by Alan Stamm A dozen Oakland County schools report 34 Covid cases since late April, affecting 32 students from elementary through high school grades. In Madison Heights, the virus infected two cafeteria workers.
(Photo: Detroit Public Schools Community District) Rochester Hills is hardest-hit, with nine eighth-graders at West Middle School testing positive and four affected at Stoney Creek High. Wayne and Macomb have outbreaks affecting 14 students at five schools. Figures are from a weekly New School Outbreaks list posted Monday afternoon by the state. It defines an outbreak as two or more Covid-19 cases who may have shared exposure on school grounds and are from different households. Case counts for school-related outbreaks include those associated with before- and after-school programs such as school-sponsored sports. . New outbreaks are those outbreaks that were first identified during the current reporting week of April 29 to May 6.
by Alan Stamm Across Michigan, 814,235 people have first-round Covid shots and another 214,051 are protected with two doses. The state health department also says the 1 million vaccinations as of Tuesday are 60% of doses allocated to Michigan so far by the federal government, including supplies that may be in transit. More than 430,000 doses of Michigan s total (1.71 million) were reserved for longterm care facilities, where 111,351 (26%) had been administered to residents and workers as of Monday the latest data posted for that category.
(Photo: WGBA) Others eligible now include those over 65, health workers, emergency responders, at-risk people with serious medical conditions, plus educators and school staffers.