COVID-19 cases nearing 15K in U.P.
ESCANABA — As of Friday, the U.P. had 14,886 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,520 probable cases, 334 deaths and 77 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials.
The figure does not include prisoners in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Friday, Delta County had a total of 2,538 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 429 probable cases, 60 deaths and 18 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,528 confirmed cases, 235 probable cases, 27 deaths and two probable deaths; Schoolcraft County had 219 confirmed cases, 20 probable cases, three deaths and one probable death.
The LMAS District Health Department, which serves Schoolcraft County has reported 196 recovered cases, Luce County has reported 178 recovered cases, Mackinac County has reported 340 recovered cases and Alger County has reported 263 recovered cases, as of Thursday. However, more recoveries are possible, as the LMAS Health District only reports their cases weekly.
Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 205 confirmed cases, 133 probable cases, one death and two probable deaths; Baraga County had 476 confirmed cases, 88 probable cases, and 29 deaths; Chippewa County had 642 confirmed cases, 932 probable cases, 13 deaths and two probable death; Dickinson County had 2,045 confirmed cases, 201 probable cases, 56 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 731 confirmed cases, 301 probable cases, 16 deaths and 23 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,713 confirmed cases, 433 probable cases, 27 deaths and seven probable deaths; Iron County had 789 confirmed cases, 66 probable cases, 32 deaths and five probable deaths; Keweenaw County had 82 confirmed cases, 16 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Luce County had 127 confirmed cases, and 69 probable cases; Mackinac County had 268 confirmed cases, 128 probable cases, and three deaths; Marquette County had 3,241 confirmed cases, 439 probable cases, 51 deaths and one probable death; and Ontonagon County had 282 confirmed cases, 30 probable cases, 15 deaths and one probable death.
The state does not include infections or deaths within the Michigan Department of Corrections system in county-by-county counts, however, as of Thursday, the MDOC had 21,507 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 128 deaths statewide according to state officials. Of those cases, 653 were active infections.
In the U.P., Alger Correctional Facility has had 137 confirmed cases, nine of which are currently active infections with 19 confirmed staff infections; Baraga Correctional Facility has had 168 confirmed cases, with 84 active infections and one death, with 70 confirmed staff infections; Chippewa Correctional Facility has had 1,737 confirmed cases, 1,042 of which were active and five deaths with 164 confirmed staff infections; Kinross Correctional Facility has had 1,134 confirmed cases, 189 of which are active, and eight deaths with nine confirmed staff infections; Marquette Branch Prison has had 849 confirmed cases, 12 of which are active with 173 confirmed staff infections; and Newberry Correctional Facility has had 853 confirmed cases, 40 of which are active, one death and 67 confirmed staff infections.






