U.P. virus cases pass 13,000
ESCANABA — As of Wednesday, the U.P. had 13,044 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 2,626 probable cases, 264 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.
According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Wednesday, Delta County had a total of 2,351 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 346 probable cases, 53 deaths and 12 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,302 confirmed cases, 166 probable cases, 20 deaths and 0 probable deaths; Schoolcraft County had 187 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases, 2 deaths and 1 probable death.
Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 171 confirmed cases, 87 probable cases, 1 death and 1 probable death; Baraga County had 440 confirmed cases, 90 probable cases, 24 deaths and 0 probable deaths; Chippewa County had 426 confirmed cases, 595 probable cases, 6 deaths and 2 probable deaths; Dickinson County had 1,818 confirmed cases, 128 probable cases, 49 deaths and 10 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 653 confirmed cases, 260 probable cases, 11 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,422 confirmed cases, 361 probable cases, 13 deaths and 3 probable deaths; Iron County had 725 confirmed cases, 38 probable cases, 31 deaths and 5 probable deaths; Keweenaw County had 65 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases, 1 death and 1 probable death; Luce County had 122 confirmed cases, 56 probable cases, 0 deaths and 0 probable deaths; Mackinac County had 239 confirmed cases, 100 probable cases, 1 death and 0 probable deaths; Marquette County had 2,854 confirmed cases, 344 probable cases, 38 deaths and 1 probable death; and Ontonagon County had 269 confirmed cases, 27 probable cases, 14 deaths and 1 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 17,180 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 94 deaths statewide according to state officials. Of those cases, 7,809 were active infections.
In the U.P., Alger Correctional Facility has had 130 confirmed cases, 27 of which are currently active infections; Baraga Correctional Facility has had 136 confirmed cases, with 125 active infections; Chippewa Correctional Facility has had 515 confirmed cases, 335 of which were active, and 1 death; Kinross Correctional Facility has had 1,129 confirmed cases, 963 of which are active, and 7 deaths; Marquette Branch Prison has had 847 confirmed cases, 13 of which are active; and Newberry Correctional Facility has had 859 confirmed cases, 122 of which are active.





