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Local COVID-19 cases continue slow climb, deaths stable

ESCANABA — As of Friday, the U.P. had 16,171 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (up 22 from Thursday) and 3,948 probable cases. Deaths and probable deaths did not change from Thursday, with 376 deaths and 91 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials.The figures do 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 2,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 461 probable cases, 65 deaths and 19 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,606 confirmed cases, 257 probable cases, 35 deaths and two probable deaths; Schoolcraft County had 229 confirmed cases, 28 probable cases, four deaths and one probable death.

The LMAS District Health Department, which serves Luce, Mackinac, Alger and Schoolcraft County has reported 1,201 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 275 confirmed cases, 156 probable cases, one death and two probable deaths; Baraga County had 499 confirmed cases, 98 probable cases and 31 deaths; Chippewa County had 707 confirmed cases, 1,011 probable cases, 20 deaths and four probable deaths; Dickinson County had 2,118 confirmed cases, 236 probable cases, 55 deaths and 14 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 897 confirmed cases, 335 probable cases, 18 deaths and 28 probable deaths; Houghton County had 2,035 confirmed cases, 503 probable cases, 32 deaths and eight probable deaths; Iron County had 863 confirmed cases, 62 probable cases, 39 deaths and nine probable deaths; Keweenaw County had 110 confirmed cases, 26 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Luce County had 132 confirmed cases, 82 probable cases and one probable deaths; Mackinac County had 279 confirmed cases, 151 probable cases and three deaths; Marquette County had 3,437 confirmed cases, 491 probable cases, 54 deaths and one probable deaths; and Ontonagon County had 353 confirmed cases, 51 probable cases, 18 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 Friday, the MDOC had 23,538 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 144 deaths statewide according to state officials. Of those cases, 754 were active infections.

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