ESCANABA — Following a surge of infections, Delta County now has the most COVID-19 cases in the Upper Peninsula.

Delta County had a total of 499 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 61 probable cases and eight deaths as of Wednesday. Prior to Wednesday’s report, Houghton County had the most cases.

The Upper Peninsula as a whole had 2,780 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 345 probable cases, 33 deaths and one probable death linked to the disease, according to state officials.

Menominee County had 365 confirmed cases, 54 probable cases and two deaths. Schoolcraft County had 27 confirmed cases and two probable cases.

Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 17 confirmed cases and two probable cases; Baraga County had 27 confirmed cases, nine probable cases and two deaths; Chippewa County had 51 confirmed cases and 29 probable cases; Dickinson County had 171 confirmed cases, three probable case and two deaths; Gogebic County had 153 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Houghton County had 478 confirmed cases, 84 probable cases and two deaths; Iron County had 199 confirmed cases, four probable cases and four deaths; Keweenaw County had ten confirmed cases and one probable case; Luce County had 12 confirmed cases and one probable case; Mackinac County had 49 confirmed cases and 19 probable cases; Marquette County had 335 confirmed cases, 61 probable cases and 12 deaths; and Ontonagon County had 42 confirmed cases and one probable cases.

The state does not include infections or deaths within the Michigan Department of Corrections system in county-by-county counts.