ESCANABA — As of Tuesday, the U.P. had 12,905 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 2,573 probable cases, 263 deaths and 51 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials.

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

Statewide, the coronavirus has infected 410,295 and killed 10,138 people in Michigan.

According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Tuesday, Delta County had a total of 2,324 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 338 probable cases, 53 deaths and 12 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,285 confirmed cases, 159 probable cases, and 20 deaths; Schoolcraft County had 184 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases, two deaths and one probable death.

Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 170 confirmed cases, 87 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Baraga County had 436 confirmed cases, 89 probable cases and 24 deaths; Chippewa County had 416 confirmed cases, 581 probable cases, six deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 1,799 confirmed cases, 128 probable cases, 49 deaths and 10 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 633 confirmed cases, 259 probable cases, 11 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,407 confirmed cases, 343 probable cases, 13 deaths and three probable deaths; Iron County had 719 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 237 confirmed cases, 96 probable cases and one death; Marquette County had 2,841 confirmed cases, 344 probable cases, 37 deaths and one probable death; and Ontonagon County had 269 confirmed cases, 27 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 Tuesday, the MDOC had 12,905 confirmed cases, 2,573 probable cases, 263 deaths and 51 probable deaths.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state to be lowered to half-staff for 10 days — representing one day per 1,000 deaths Tuesday, December 8 through Friday, December 18 to honor and mourn those who have lost their lives due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Right now, more than one out of every 1,000 Michiganders has lost their lives to this virus.

“Our nation is grieving alongside each of the families who have an empty seat at the dinner table each night or who will be missing family members during the holiday season,” Whitmer said. “Right now, we need to listen to our scientists and medical professionals who are asking us to double down on wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing to prevent an unnecessarily greater loss of life. With a vaccine on the horizon, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but we each need to do our part until then. We will get through this together.”

Michigan residents, businesses, schools, local governments and other organizations also are encouraged to display the flag at half-staff.

To lower flags to half-staff, flags should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The process is reversed before the flag is lowered for the day.

Flags should be returned to full-staff on Saturday, December 19, 2020.