Ottawa County COVID-19 metrics steadily improving
WEST OLIVE Ottawa County health data has shown consistently decreasing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths since a peak in November, although metrics are still higher than low-points in the warmer months of 2020.
According to state health data, Ottawa County has had a decreasing seven-day average for new cases for 32 consecutive days. Local health data shows Ottawa County currently averaging around 43 new COVID-19 cases per day over the past seven days.
That figure is down from a peak of around 400 in November 2020. Ottawa County s lower case rates have largely coincided with Michigan s as a state. Michigan health officials from the administration of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer implemented new COVID-19 restrictions Nov. 15, 2020, some of which currently remain in place.
HOLLAND — Health departments across Michigan have been flooded with calls and requests from residents wanting to take a COVID-19 vaccine, but public health leaders are directing requests to online sign-up sheets to schedule an appointment.Health officials at the state and local levels have acknowledged it will take time to ramp up vaccine administration to a point where the state can reach its target goal of having 70 percent.Local health officials are urging eligible residents to sign up
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Robinson Elementary In Grand Haven Has Safe Water Again
This is such a wild story to write about. Grand Haven Area Public Schools announced that starting Monday, January 25th, they’re ready to turn the faucets on in Robinson Elementary for the first time since October 2018.
Back in 2018 GHAPS discovered that their water supply for Robinson Elementary tested positive for per- and PFAS. The school district then worked for almost 2 years with various state and local agencies and water filtration experts to find a solution that would get the approval of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy or EGLE as their mom calls them.