CADILLAC â Positivity rates haven t been this low since the end of March.
So said Dr. Christine Nefcy, Munson Healthcare s chief medical officer, during Tuesday s Munson-hosted virtual press conference.
The 14-day average positivity rate for COVID-19 testing in the Munson region is 11.9%, Dr. Nefcy reported Tuesday.
The numbers are especially declining among the older population, which has a higher rate of vaccination.
Here are where the local counties numbers stood on Tuesday.
Wexford County
Wexford County added 12 new cases Tuesday for a pandemic total of 2,434 cases; though state data on Monday and Tuesday put the countyâs death toll at 27, local health-department verified data on Tuesday still had the number at 34.
CADILLAC â Feeding America West Michigan is fresh off one of the busiest years they ve ever experienced.
Lorrie Hockanson, Feeding America West Michigan branch manager, said in her 12 years with the organization, she s never seen as much need as she did in 2020. It was crazy, Hockanson said. In a good way. It s good that we can get this food out to people who need it.
When Hockanson started at Feeding America, she said they had five or six mobile food pantry distribution events a month; in 2020, she said they held a distribution event in area counties almost every day; and already this year, Hockanson said they re averaging around 15 distributions a month.