LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s health and education departments on Thursday urged schools to postpone or make virtual large gatherings, including sporting events, if they are not “essential” — as COVID-19 cases spike across the state. The recommendation, intended to keep schools ...

KINGSFORD/IRON RIVER — The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department has changed its isolation and quarantine guidelines for people who have tested positive or been exposed to coronavirus to align with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols. Science now shows the majority ...

Local data Wednesday showed Dickinson County in the past seven days added 62 new confirmed COVID-19 positives plus a death blamed on the virus, while Iron County had 31 more cases. Dickinson County also has had 48 probable coronavirus positives and Iron County one probable since the last ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Wednesday recorded COVID-19 case counts that shattered a previous high, reporting nearly 13,000 a day — almost a third more than the peak set over a year ago. The two-day average was 12,929, some 3,100 infections above the nearly 9,800 from a single day ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Students and staff on campus at Central Michigan University must get a COVID-19 booster shot by Jan. 17, the school announced Wednesday. University community members are required to get the booster shot by then to be considered "fully vaccinated," the school ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more confusion and fear among Americans. To the dismay of some authorities, the new ...