Local health officials Thursday reported 91 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County in the past week, plus 70 probable cases, bringing the county’s total number of active coronavirus cases to 643. Iron County has added 25 new confirmed positives since Sept. 23, along with ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two more local health departments in Michigan rescinded their school masking requirement Thursday despite Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying she would not enforce Republican-written budget provisions that threaten funding for counties with COVID-19 orders. The moves by Allegan County south of Grand Rapids and the Barry-Eaton District west of Lansing came a day after Berrien County in the state’s southwestern corner repealed a face covering mandate. The health department for Dickinson and Iron counties in the Upper Peninsula acted last week. The governor ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday deemed some Republican-backed budget provisions to be unconstitutional attempts to restrict COVID-19 public health measures but allowed language limiting possible government vaccination requirements. The Democrat’s moves, which did ...
Wisconsin COVID-19 data indicates Marinette County has reported 96 new confirmed positives in the past two days. Michigan’s coronavirus website Wednesday showed Marquette and Delta continue to lead the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties in virus activity with 62 and 47 new confirmed cases, ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County has no immediate plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees, electing instead to take a wait-and-see approach. To meet an order from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to publish an emergency rule requiring employers with at least 100 workers to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing. While it’s not clear if Dickinson County will come under the order, Controller Brian Bousley has raised the issue to the county board and to Peter Schlitt, the county’s emergency services ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Dickinson County Healthcare System stands “ready and able to treat” patients infected with the virus, the hospital’s CEO said Monday. The hospital continues to “have everything in place” as the pandemic heightens after a ...
