Statistics Show Montmorency County on Pace to Contain COVID-19
February 3, 2021
Montmorency County’s COVID-19 numbers have been looking promising lately. In fact, according to COVIDactnow.org, the county is the only one in Michigan on track to containing the virus.
They haven’t seen any new cases since Jan. 19, and there hasn’t been a reported death since Jan. 20. On Dec. 1, they were reporting a total of 209 positive cases. One month later, they reported 277. This shows a much slower increase compared to other counties.
Chief Operating Officer with Thunder Bay Community Health Services in Hillman, Kayla Barry said the county’s rural location and the low population is contributing to the low number of cases.