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Covid-19

Scientists worry COVID-19 variant may push up cases

With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn't pose ...

State: Only 1 new case of COVID in Dickinson, Iron in 3 days

State data Monday showed only one new confirmed COVID-19 positive both in Dickinson and Iron counties since Friday, as the region continues to see low levels of COVID-19 activity. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Monday had 47 new confirmed positives in ...

Administration seeks more COVID-19 aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should provide the $22.5 billion President Joe Biden wants for continuing the battle against COVID-19 without cutting other programs to pay for it, senior administration officials said Monday. And if Republicans continue to insist that additional federal efforts to ...

State: Only one more virus case in Dickinson, none in Iron

State data Friday showed Iron County with no new confirmed COVID-19 positives since Wednesday and Dickinson County with only one. Menominee County had a jump of 28 cases, but the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website explained it was adding 825 confirmed ...

Local data shows no new virus cases in Dickinson in 6 days

Dickinson County has had no new confirmed or probable COVID-19 positives in nearly a week, local health officials reported Thursday. The county did add a death attributed to the virus since its last update March 11, according to figures posted Thursday morning on the Dickinson-Iron District ...

Moderna seeks authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer's request earlier this week for the regulator to approve ...