ESCANABA — As of Monday, the U.P. had 12,821 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 2,461 probable cases, 256 deaths and 50 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials. Monday’s daily case count included new referrals of confirmed cases to the Michigan Disease Surveillance System since Saturday, Dec. 5. Over the two days, Sunday and Monday, the average number of new confirmed cases was 4,675 per day.

The total figure does not include prisoners in the Michigan Department of Corrections.

According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Monday, Delta County had a total of 2,319 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 328 probable cases, 53 deaths and 12 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,273 confirmed cases, 152 probable cases, and 19 deaths; Schoolcraft County had 182 confirmed cases, 12 probable cases, one death and one probable death.

Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 169 confirmed cases, 83 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Baraga County had 427 confirmed cases, 81 probable cases, and 24 deaths; Chippewa County had 408 confirmed cases, 553 probable cases, six deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 1,786 confirmed cases, 121 probable cases, 46 deaths and 10 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 627 confirmed cases, 249 probable cases, 11 deaths and 13 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,389 confirmed cases, 315 probable cases, 13 deaths and three probable deaths; Iron County had 718 confirmed cases, 38 probable cases, 31 deaths and five probable deaths; Keweenaw County had 64 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Luce County had 121 confirmed cases, and 56 probable cases; Mackinac County had 235 confirmed cases, 93 probable cases, and one death; Marquette County had 2,837 confirmed cases, 338 probable cases, 35 deaths and one probable death; and Ontonagon County had 266 confirmed cases, 28 probable cases, 14 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 Monday, the MDOC had 15,997 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 98 deaths statewide according to state officials. Of those cases, 326 were active infections.

In the U.P., Alger Correctional Facility has had 127 confirmed cases, 34 of which are currently active infections and 12 confirmed staff cases; Baraga Correctional Facility has had 73 confirmed cases, with 62 active infections and 50 confirmed staff cases; Chippewa Correctional Facility has had 506 confirmed cases, 326 of which were active, one death and 38 confirmed staff cases; Kinross Correctional Facility has had 1,129 confirmed cases, 1,007 of which are active, seven deaths and 113 confirmed staff cases; Marquette Branch Prison has had 846 confirmed case, 12 of which are active and 169 confirmed staff cases; and Newberry Facility has had 859 confirmed cases, 160 of which are active and 65 confirmed staff cases.