Florence County health officials have been notified of a COVID-19 positive that was at several local establishments and may have come into contact with a number of other people.

The Florence County Health Department on Friday put out an advisory that the individual Tuesday was at Northern Lites Bar between 3:30 and 5 p.m. and at Dina Mia restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m., then at Tavern on Central from 5:50 to 7 p.m. Thursday. All are in the town of Florence, Wis.

The individual’s primary residence is not Florence County, said Annette Seibold, agency director. Michigan health officials are contacting others with whom the person had close contact, Seibold said.

Contract tracing began once the person tested positive for COVID-19, Seibold said. When it is not possible to specifically identify contacts from an exposure during which adequate physical distancing was not maintained, a news release will be issued so the public can better know their potential exposure risk, she said.

“If you think you were exposed at the establishment during this time, stay home and isolate and call your health care provider for further direction,” Seibold advised.

Florence County establishments have been contacted by the health department and continue to follow safety guidelines, she said.

The health department also reported two new Florence County cases Friday for a total of eight; the other six are now listed as recovered.

Also in the region, an employee at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls has tested positive for COVID-19.

“The facility has reported the positive employee case to all appropriate agencies and at this time no further recommendations have been made,” said Jessica Schultz, diversional therapy director at ICMCF.

Staff has been tested weekly since early July, most recently Wednesday. The facility is awaiting results from that testing.

“At this time, staff continue to follow all infection control practices related to COVID-19 to keep our residents and employees safe,” Schultz said.

Employees continue to be screened as they enter the building. In light of the new case, weekly testing of residents will resume and continue until 14 days after the last positive test result, officials said.

ICMCF will continue to keep residents and their representatives updated with new information as it becomes available.

The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department on Friday reported a single new COVID-19 positive in each county, the second straight day each county has had a new case.

It brings Dickinson County to 52 cases and Iron County to 19, according to the DIDHD.

Across the Upper Peninsula, the state’s COVID-19 data site Friday indicated five new cases in Menominee County, three in Delta County, two each in Mackinac and Marquette counties, and one more each in Dickinson, Iron, Gogebic and Alger counties. Western Upper Peninsula Health Department added one more case in Gogebic County, to 103.

On the Wisconsin side of the region, state statistics showed 20 new positives in Marinette County, three in Vilas County and one each in Florence and Iron counties. On its Facebook page, Vilas County reported three new cases for a total of 57.

For the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services data site had Keweenaw County with two confirmed cases and one probable; Luce County with three confirmed cases; Baraga County, five confirmed cases; Ontonagon County, five confirmed and two probable; Alger County, eight confirmed cases and one probable; Schoolcraft County, 12 confirmed cases and one probable; Iron County, 19 confirmed cases and one death; Mackinac County, 21 confirmed cases and five probable; Chippewa County, 27 confirmed cases and 12 probable; Houghton County, 42 confirmed cases and seven probable; Dickinson County, 51 confirmed cases, one probable and two deaths; Delta County, 70 confirmed cases, 19 probable and three deaths; Gogebic County, 103 confirmed cases, seven probable and a death; Menominee County, 111 confirmed cases and 13 probable; and Marquette County, 139 confirmed cases, 13 probable and 11 deaths. State numbers are updated daily but can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

The MDHHS also earlier separately had prison inmates as positive in Luce and Chippewa counties.

Using strictly the state figures, the Upper Peninsula has had 620 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 18 deaths.

The MDHHS on Friday reported 762 confirmed new COVID-19 cases in Michigan for a total of 86,191 to date. The state added no new deaths Friday to remain at 6,247.

For Wisconsin counties in the region, the state Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 data site Friday listed Marinette County with 376 cases and three deaths; Iron County 74 cases and one death; Forest County 59 cases and four deaths; Vilas County 48 cases; and Florence County seven cases. As with the Michigan data, the state numbers are updated daily but can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

Wisconsin recorded 989 new cases Friday for a total of 58,768 to date, according to the state DHS data site. The state had 12 new COVID-19 deaths Friday to reach 990 to date.

According to the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department, Dickinson County as of Friday had 52 confirmed COVID-19 positives, with 13 recovered, two deaths and 37 cases still active. Iron County has 19 positives, with seven recovered, one death and 11 still active.

Dickinson County Healthcare System as of Friday showed 15 cases from Dickinson County and 14 cases from other counties; those counties are not identified. DCHS has tested 2,515 people for COVID-19, with 29 positive, 2,421 negative and 65 results still pending. DCHS noted there are several additional sources of testing in Dickinson County.