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COVID-19 Update: Week of March 20

COVID-19 activity stayed steady across the region in the past week, according to state health data. Houghton County had 18 new confirmed positives since March 21, one fewer than a week ago, while Baraga County had five new cases, the same number as the previous week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website. Keweenaw County had one case, down one from a week earlier. The MDHHS website Tuesday added 177 confirmed COVID-19 positives since March 14, down 53 from the previous week, to the Upper Peninsula’s tally: 56 ...

COVID-19: Week of March 13

COVID-19 activity declined significantly in Houghton County in the past week while remaining steady in Baraga and Keweenaw counties, according to state data. Houghton County had 19 new confirmed positives since March 7, 25 fewer than a week ago, while Baraga County had five new cases, down two for the week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website. Keweenaw County had two cases, down one from the previous week. The MDHHS website Tuesday added 230 confirmed COVID-19 positives since March 7, down 72 from the ...

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat of a more dangerous version sweeping the planet. “New variants emerging anywhere threaten us everywhere,” said virus researcher Thomas Friedrich of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Maybe that will help people to understand how connected we are.” With information sources ...

COVID-19 update: Week of March 6

COVID-19 activity rose moderately in Houghton and Baraga counties in the past week, according to state data. Houghton County had 44 new confirmed positives since Feb. 28, four more than a week ago, while Baraga County had seven new cases, up six for the week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website. Keweenaw County had three cases, down eight from the previous week. The MDHHS website Tuesday added 302 confirmed COVID-19 positives since Feb. 28, up 84 from the previous week, to the Upper Peninsula’s tally: 123 ...

11 new COVID cases in Keweenaw

Keweenaw County saw a surprising jump in COVID-19 activity in the past week, according to the state data. The county -- which still has state’s lowest number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic -- had 11 new confirmed positives since Feb. 21, 10 more than the week before. Houghton County for the same seven-day period had 40 new confirmed positives, six more than a week ago, while Baraga County had only one new case, down seven, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website. The MDHHS website ...

Another two COVID-19 deaths strike Baraga Co.

For The Mining Gazette ESCANABA -- Baraga County had two confirmed deaths blamed on COVID-19 for a second straight week, while Houghton County had one, state data showed Tuesday. Virus activity in the region was down slightly since Jan. 24, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website, with nine confirmed positives in Houghton County, one fewer than the previous week; two in Baraga County, down two; and a single case in Keweenaw County, one fewer than a week ago. The MDHHS website Tuesday added 100 confirmed COVID-19 ...