MENOMINEE — Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties said Menominee County’s first positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed.

On April 9,Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) was notified by the Bay Area Hospital of the presumptive positive test result. The individual is an adult female. PHDM is in the process of identifying and contacting people who have had close contact with the individual.

“There is currently no specific treatment for COVID-19,” said Robert S. Van Howe, MD, interim medical director for PHDM, “Many people who get COVID-19 experience mild, cold-like illness, but in some cases people experience severe illness, hospitalization, and/or death.”

The symptoms associated with COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

Community members are encouraged to continue to follow the executive orders issued by the Governor and to “Stay Home, Stay Safe.” In addition, everyone must continue to practice frequent hand washing, avoid close contact with sick people, disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces and avoid touching their face.

Those who are concerned they may have a COVID-19 infection should contact their healthcare professional with their concerns. Healthcare professionals will make arrangements for evaluation that can minimize the risk of viral transmission and reduce the strain on the healthcare system.

For more information regarding COVID-19, visit www.phdm.org or www.michigan.gov/coronavirus, and www.cdc.gov/COVID19. There is also a state informational COVID-19 hotline (888-535-6136) available between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT seven days per week.

The Upper Peninsula had 41 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five deaths caused by the virus as of Thursday morning, according to michigan.gov.

Delta County had a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death, and Schoolcraft County had one confirmed case. One case in Menominee County had been confirmed as of Thursday.

Elsewhere in the peninsula, Chippewa County had one confirmed case of COVID-19, Dickinson County had three cases and one death, Gogebic County had three cases and one death, Houghton County had one case, Luce County had one case, Mackinac County had four cases and Marquette County had 18 cases and two deaths.

Across the state, 21,504 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed as of Thursday and 1,076 deaths had been reported.

Michigan’s listing of COVID-19 cases is updated daily.