CRYSTAL FALLS — Due to COVID-19 concerns, tonight's North Central at Forest Park girls basketball game has been postponed, said Lisa Olson, Forest Park School District athletic director. The game will be rescheduled, Olson said.
KINGSFORD — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services notified the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department that the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories identified the COVID-19 omicron variant within the district, health officials said Tuesday. The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department has experienced a rapid increase in reported virus cases since the beginning of January and is on track for a record level of confirmed infections. “It is important to know that not all COVID tests are sequenced. With the rapid rise in case counts over the last few days, we are certain ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to access an order form run by the U.S. Postal Service. People can order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the Postal Service. It marks the latest step by President Joe Biden to address criticism of low inventory and long lines for testing during a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases due to the ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House of Representatives has canceled voting for the week because lawmakers and staff have COVID-19, are close contacts or are awaiting test results. The chamber typically holds session on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. House Speaker Jason Wentworth did not specify how many legislators may have the coronavirus. Some House committees are still meeting this week. “We are going to act with caution and make sure everyone is able to do the right thing and follow the most updated recommendations,” the Farwell Republican said in a statement. ...
State data Friday showed 97 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and 20 in Iron County since Wednesday, as the Upper Peninsula topped 1,000 new cases for the two-day period. Figures on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Friday indicated ...
LANSING, Mich. — An Upper Peninsula lawmaker says more investigation is needed into the estimated $8.5 billion in fraudulent jobless benefits paid by Michigan over a 19-month period of the coronavirus pandemic. State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, who chairs the Senate Oversight ...
