U.P. virus cases pass 14,600 mark
ESCANABA — As of Tuesday, the U.P. had 14,603 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,410 probable cases, 332 deaths and 75 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 Tuesday, Delta County had a total of 2,512 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 420 probable cases, 60 deaths and 18 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,501 confirmed cases, 234 probable cases, 26 deaths and one probable death; Schoolcraft County had 216 confirmed cases, 20 probable cases, three deaths and one probable death.
Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 195 confirmed cases, 131 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Baraga County had 474 confirmed cases, 87 probable cases, and 29 deaths; Chippewa County had 618 confirmed cases, 889 probable cases, 13 deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 2,031 confirmed cases, 196 probable cases, 56 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 716 confirmed cases, 297 probable cases, 16 deaths and 23 probable deaths; Houghton County had 1,636 confirmed cases, 407 probable cases, 26 deaths and seven probable deaths; Iron County had 780 confirmed cases, 56 probable cases, 32 deaths and five probable deaths;
Keweenaw County had 75 confirmed cases, 15 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Luce County had 127 confirmed cases, and 68 probable cases; Mackinac County had 263 confirmed cases, 124 probable cases and three deaths; Marquette County had 3,181 confirmed cases, 435 probable cases, 51 deaths and one probable death; and Ontonagon County had 278 confirmed cases, 31 probable cases, 15 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, January 4, 2021 6:15 p.m., the MDOC had 21,330 confirmed cases, 644 probable cases, 126 deaths and one probable death statewide according to state officials.
In the U.P., Alger Correctional Facility has had 137 confirmed cases, 10 of which are currently active infections, and 18 confirmed staff cases; Baraga Correctional Facility has had 168 confirmed cases, with 101 active infections, one death and 64 confirmed staff cases; Chippewa Correctional Facility has had 1,685 confirmed cases, 1,082 of which were active, five deaths and 157 confirmed staff cases; Kinross Correctional Facility has had 1,133 confirmed cases, 196 of which are active, eight deaths and 123 confirmed staff cases; Marquette Branch Prison has had 846 confirmed case, 12 of which are active and 173 confirmed staff cases; and Newberry Correctional Facility has had 853 confirmed cases, 49 of which are active, one death and 67 confirmed staff cases.
Nearly 2,300 additional cases of the COVID-19 virus and 189 more deaths have been reported by health officials in Michigan.
The numbers posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services website brings the total number of confirmed virus cases in the state to 504,410 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Total deaths due to the virus have reached 12,867. Of the deaths reported Tuesday, 117 were identified during a review of vital records.
More than 350,000 people in the U.S. have died from the virus.




