Daily News staff
State data Friday showed 58 more confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula, including two each in Dickinson and Iron counties, and two new deaths blamed on the coronavirus.
For the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website Friday added 13 new confirmed positives in Marquette County; 10 in Baraga County; eight in Schoolcraft County; six in Delta County; four in Chippewa, Houghton and Gogebic counties; two in Dickinson, Iron and Mackinac counties; and one each in Menominee, Luce and Ontonagon counties. The coronavirus-related deaths came in Baraga and Chippewa counties.
Using only the state’s figures, the Upper Peninsula as of Friday has had 19,450 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 416 deaths.
MARQUETTE COVID cases continue to rise in four eastern Upper Peninsula counties.
Mackinac County added the most cases throughout April with 131 cases, followed by Luce County with 100 cases. Alger and Schoolcraft Counties each increased by a total of 47 cases, according to the Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft District Health Department.
The largest case increase over the last month was reported in people ages 19 to 64, with that age group comprising around 55% of cases across all four counties.
This group was followed by the 3 to 18 age range at around 32%, 65 and up at 9.80%, 0-2 at just over 2% and unknown at around 1%. In March, the LMAS District Health Department’s four-county jurisdiction added 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 73 probable cases for a total of 132. However, that number increased from April 4 to May 5, adding 325 cases of COVID-19 in the last month alone, 179 of which were confirmed and 146 which are probable.
May 8, 2021
Delta County reported only three more confirmed COVID-19 positives and Menominee County only one new case Friday, data from local health officials showed.
The Public Health of Delta and Menominee Counties website update Friday also listed two new probable cases in Delta County and one in Menominee County. No new deaths were recorded in either county.
As of Friday, Delta County has had 3,271 confirmed positives, 660 probable and 89 deaths, according to PHDMC. Menominee County had 1,761 confirmed cases, 321 probable and 39 deaths. The deaths included confirmed and probable.
State data Friday had eight new confirmed positives in Schoolcraft County for a second straight day, plus six in Delta County and one in Menominee County.
May 7, 2021
LANSING A former attorney who lost his license due to a criminal conviction has pleaded guilty to additional charges, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
Charles Malette, 40, is a former attorney in the Chippewa County area. His license was revoked following a trial conviction for aggravated stalking last year.
On Tuesday, Malette pleaded guilty to one count of perjury, a 15-year felony, as well as one count of felony false pretenses, a five-year felony.
As part of the plea agreement, three embezzlement charges were dropped, though Malette agreed to pay over $50,000 in restitution related to those allegations.
The embezzlement charges stem from three former clients alleging they paid Malette to file complaints in legal matters, but he never completed the work.
For The Daily Press
ESCANABA Delta County reported another coronavirus-related death Thursday for a second day in a row, along with a dozen more confirmed COVID-19 positives, while Menominee County again had four new cases, data from local health officials showed.
The Public Health of Delta and Menominee Counties website update Thursday also listed one new probable case in Delta County.
As of Thursday, Delta County has had 3,268 confirmed positives, 658 probable and 89 deaths, according to PHDMC. Menominee County had 1,760 confirmed cases, 320 probable and 39 deaths. The deaths included confirmed and probable.
State data Thursday had 10 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Delta County tied with Marquette County as the highest rise for the day in the Upper Peninsula plus eight in Schoolcraft County and six in Menominee County. The state recorded two new deaths for the region, both in Delta County.