CADILLAC â Dozens more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wexford County since Monday.
On Tuesday, there were 38 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Wexford County, bringing the pandemic total above 1,500 to 1,538. That s just in confirmed cases; there were also three new probable cases in Wexford County for a pandemic total of 115.
The positivity rate in Wexford County was at 17.9% for the 7-day average as of March 14 (according to MI Safe Start Map, Michigan s risk level tracker). It is among the worst rates in the county of the year-long pandemic.
As positivity rates climb, hospitalizations and deaths tend to climb as well.
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Munson Healthcare officials discuss vaccine hesitancy
Doctor urges residents to use caution, continue to follow COVID guidelines while vaccinations being rolled out
March 16, 2021
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As soon as April 5, health officials in the state will be able to administer vaccines to individuals 16 and older who were not previously eligible. (Courtesy screenshot) Show MoreShow Less
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Munson healthcare officials discussed vaccine hesitancy during their weekly press conference on March 16. (Courtesy screenshot) Show MoreShow Less
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MANISTEE COUNTY The coronavirus vaccine is expected to be widely available to adults by May, but getting people to take their medicine could be a real challenge for health officials.
Jennifer Jenich-Laplander
LAURIUM – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics is pleased to welcome board-certified General Surgeon Wendy Frye, MD, FACS, to its excellent surgical services team. Dr. Frye joins the general surgery team in delivering a higher level of comprehensive surgical services for patients of all ages in the Keweenaw area. She is now seeing patients in Houghton and Laurium.
Dr. Frye specializes in all aspects of general surgery. She completed her general surgery residency at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and earned her doctorate from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Mich.
Prior to joining Aspirus Health, Dr. Frye was a general surgeon in Vermont and at Munson Healthcare in Gaylord, Michigan.