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U.P. nears 16,000 COVID-19 cases, 364 dead

ESCANABA — As of Friday, the U.P. had 15,894 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,858 probable cases, 364 deaths and 82 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 Friday, Delta County had a total of 2,614 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 459 probable cases, 62 deaths and 18 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,591 confirmed cases, 256 probable cases, 33 deaths and two probable deaths; Schoolcraft County had 226 confirmed cases, 23 probable cases, four deaths and one probable deaths.

The LMAS District Health Department, which serves Luce, Mackinac, Alger and Schoolcraft County has reported 1117 recovered cases or probable cases, as of Thursday. However, more recoveries are possible, as the LMAS Health District only reports their cases weekly.

Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 272 confirmed cases, 152 probable cases, one death and two probable deaths; Baraga County had 486 confirmed cases, 91 probable cases, and 30 deaths; Chippewa County had 691 confirmed cases, 1,008 probable cases, 20 deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 2,096 confirmed cases, 237probable cases, 55 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 845 confirmed cases, 320 probable cases, 17 deaths and 27 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,986 confirmed cases, 484 probable cases, 31 deaths and seven probable deaths; Iron County had 850 confirmed cases, 61 probable cases, 37 deaths and six probable deaths; Keweenaw County had 105 confirmed cases, 25 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Luce County had 130 confirmed cases and 73 probable cases; Mackinac County had 277 confirmed cases, 144 probable cases and three deaths; Marquette County had 3,399 confirmed cases, 483 probable cases, 53 deaths and one probable death; and Ontonagon County had 326 confirmed cases, 42 probable cases, 17 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 Thursday, the MDOC had 22,884 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 138 deaths statewide according to state officials. Of those cases, 717 were active infections.

In the U.P., Alger Correctional Facility has had 147 confirmed cases, six of which are currently active infections with 24 confirmed staff cases; Baraga Correctional Facility has had 170 confirmed cases, with one active infection, one death with 83 confirmed staff cases; Chippewa Correctional Facility has had 1,813 confirmed cases, 74 of which were active, eight deaths with 181 confirmed staff cases; Kinross Correctional Facility has had 1,138 confirmed cases, two of which are active, eight deaths with 139 confirmed staff cases; Marquette Branch Prison has had 849 confirmed case, 10 of which are active with 178 confirmed staff cases; and Newberry Correctional Facility has had 853 confirmed cases, one of which are active, one death with 67 confirmed staff cases.

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