Local data Thursday showed Dickinson County in the past week added four deaths blamed on COVID-19 along with 66 new confirmed positives, while Iron County had 41 new coronavirus cases. Dickinson County also has had 53 probable coronavirus positives since Dec. 9, according to the ...

Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s record-high number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients dipped Wednesday, the first drop in 49 days as health leaders continued to urge vaccinations while describing a dire situation inside hospitals. The state recorded 330 additional deaths, including 100 ...

State data Wednesday showed 30 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County in the past two days — along with a new death blamed on the virus — while Iron County had 17 new cases. Figures on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Wednesday ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers late Tuesday approved an additional $841 million in spending, primarily on pandemic relief, including for coronavirus testing at schools and emergency assistance to help low-income renters. The supplemental funding was passed on 94-9 and 35-1 votes ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines. An analysis Tuesday of ...