With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, this weekend is the perfect time to visit a military memorial or cemetery to pay respects to those who ve answered the call to service.
Memorials exist throughout the area, including in Cadillac, Manton, Evart, Marion, Reed City and Lake City, to name a few communities.
Come Monday, while some Memorial Day events have been cancelled as a result of COVID-19, a number of marches and gatherings still are scheduled to be held.
Unlike Veterans Day, which is a holiday held in honor of all veterans past and present, Memorial Day focuses specifically on those veterans who died while in military service to their country.
Here s where the COVID-19 numbers stood on Friday:
Wexford County
State data had Wexford County holding at 2,537. The state had deaths at 43, though the most recent District Health Department No. 10 data was 41 and it is typical for the numbers to disagree by two. The seven-day average positivity rate was 6.7% with the most recent data from May 26.
Vaccine completion rates in the following age brackets were: 24.1% for teens 16 to 19; 23.9% for people in their 20s; 33.7% for people in their 30s; 41.3% for people in their 40s; 54% for people 50 to 64; 73.6% for people 65 to 74 and 74.8% for people 75-plus. The overall completion rate was 45.2%; the initiation rate was 50.5%. Kids age 12 to 15 have not been eligible for vaccination long enough to be fully vaccinated. The initiation rate in Wexford County for the youngest eligible age bracket is 11.8%. The most recent vaccine data was from May 27.
Here s where the COVID-19 numbers stood.
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Wexford County
District Health Department No. 10 data had Wexford County up by two cases and reaching a pandemic total of 2,533. Deaths held at 41. The seven-day average positivity rate was trending downward at 5.6% with the most recent data from May 24.
Vaccine completion rates in the following age brackets were: 23.7% for teens 16 to 19; 22.8% for people in their 20s; 32.2% for people in their 30s; 40.5% for people in their 40s; 53.4% for people 50 to 64; 73.4% for people 65 to 74 and 74.6% for people 75-plus. The overall completion rate was 44.5%; the initiation rate was 50%. Kids age 12 to 15 have not been eligible for vaccination long enough to be fully vaccinated. The initiation rate in Wexford County for the youngest eligible age bracket is 11.4%. The most recent vaccine data was from May 25.
Every year people start the summer season with its unofficial start and Memorial Day weekend. Barbecues, outdoor activities and home projects typically are part of the Memorial Day weekend, but