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IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County Healthcare System reported Thursday the hospital’s COVID-19 wing is empty, reflecting at least a temporary drop in the number of positive cases.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve seen that type of census,” said Sue Hadley, director of nursing, during a hospital board Zoom meeting. No coronavirus patients were in intensive care as well, she said.
As of Wednesday, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department has reported 67 COVID-19 deaths in Dickinson County, mostly from mid-October through December. Iron County has had 39 deaths to date, including five in the past two weeks.