Daily News staff
Local health officials Thursday reported a dozen more confirmed COVID-19 positives in Iron County and nine new cases in Dickinson County since its last update Monday.
In a Facebook post Thursday morning, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department also listed six new probable cases in Dickinson County and five recovered cases.
The agency had Dickinson County at 2,371 confirmed positives and 329 probable cases, with 2,411 recovered, 72 deaths and 217 cases still active. For Iron County, the DIDHD had 958 confirmed cases and 69 probables, with 903 recovered, 48 deaths and 76 active cases.
For the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website Thursday added 60 new confirmed positives: 10 in Delta and Marquette counties; eight in Schoolcraft County; seven in Baraga County; six in Menominee County; five in Houghton County; four in Chippewa and Mackinac counties; three in Iron County; and one each in Dickinson, Ontonago
Daily News staff
Local health officials Monday reported nine more confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and four in Iron County since its last update Friday.
In a Facebook post Monday morning, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department also listed two new probable cases in Dickinson County and 23 recovered cases, while Iron County had one probable and six recoveries.
The agency had Dickinson County at 2,362 confirmed positives and 323 probable cases, with 2,406 recovered, 72 deaths and 207 cases still active. For Iron County, the DIDHD had 946 confirmed cases and 69 probables, with 903 recovered, 48 deaths and 64 active cases.
For the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website Monday added 66 new confirmed positives for the two-day period: 14 in Baraga County, 13 in Delta County, nine in Marquette County, eight in Menominee County, seven in Houghton County, four in Gogebic County, three in Dickinson and Iron countie
Daily News staff
The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department plans in May to transition away from off-site mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics such as the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, citing a decrease in demand for shots.
The reduced demand comes even as those contracting COVID-19 are increasingly younger in age, the DIDHD reported in a news release.
“We are noticing a definite trend of a younger population being affected by COVID now compared to when the pandemic began,” the DIDHD stated. “Our senior population has the highest vaccine coverage and we have noticed a major decrease in the number of seniors with COVID infection.”
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Daily News staff
Local health officials Monday reported 14 more confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and seven in Iron County since its last update Thursday.
In a Facebook post Monday morning, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department also listed seven new probable cases in Dickinson County and 22 recovered cases, while Iron County had two probable and five recoveries.
The agency had Dickinson County at 2,344 confirmed positives and 314 probable cases, with 2,369 recovered, 71 deaths and 218 cases still active. For Iron County, the DIDHD had 926 confirmed cases and 68 probables, with 891 recovered, 48 deaths and 55 active cases.
For the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website Monday showed 73 new confirmed positives since Saturday: 21 in Delta County; 10 in Marquette County; seven in Houghton and Baraga counties; six in Menominee County; five in Dickinson and Mackinac counties; three in Iron, Chippewa and Goge