The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department will schedule appointments next week to provide a free COVID-19 vaccination to residents age 50 and older with disabilities or pre-existing conditions and caregivers of children with special health needs.

For Dickinson County residents, appointments can be made starting at 8 a.m. Monday. A link will be posted on didhd.org at the same time so individuals can schedule their own appointment online. Those who do not have computer access can call 906-774-1868.

Iron County residents can schedule starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Again, a link will be posted on didhd.org for online appointments. Those who do not have computer access can call 906-265-9913.

Appointments can be scheduled in either county. Do not call before 8 a.m., as schedules will not be open. Appointments are required to receive the vaccine; no walk-ins will be accepted.

Consent forms and other information regarding COVID-19 can be found at didhd.org. Those scheduled for vaccination are asked to print and fill out the online consent form in advance if possible to help keep the clinic flow moving. Consent forms also will be available at the clinics.

Mass clinics have been set up at off-site locations to allow for better social distancing:

— Dickinson County: Dickinson County Fair Grounds, Yellow Administration Building, Norway.

— Iron County: Forest Park School, east entrance near the parking lot by the bus garage, Crystal Falls.

These appointments are open only to residents of Dickinson and Iron counties. A photo ID will be required to verify county residency.

To help maintain social distancing, do not arrive early.

Those scheduled who are unable to attend for any reason should call to cancel so that doses can be rescheduled for others.

In its report Friday morning, the DIDHD listed only three probable new COVID-19 positives and six recovered cases, while Iron County had three recoveries.

The DIDHD on Friday had Dickinson County at 2,142 confirmed positives and 244 probable cases, with 2,293 recovered, 68 deaths and 25 cases still active. For Iron County, the DIDHD had 868 confirmed cases and 64 probables, with 880 recovered, 46 deaths and six cases still active.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website Friday had a total of 10 new confirmed cases in the Upper Peninsula: four in Marquette County; two in Gogebic County; and one each in Iron, Delta, Houghton, Baraga and Chippewa counties; Ontonagon County’s count was lowered by one. The state also listed a new virus-related death in Baraga County but reduced Houghton County’s fatalities by one.

Using only the state’s figures, the Upper Peninsula as of Friday has had 16,577 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 388 deaths.

Across the U.P., the MDHHS data site Friday had Keweenaw County at 117 confirmed cases and 30 probable, and one death and one probable death; Luce County, 132 confirmed cases and 103 probable, one probable death; Schoolcraft County, 232 confirmed cases and 33 probable, four deaths and one probable; Alger County, 279 confirmed, 157 probable and one death, four probable; Mackinac County, 294 confirmed cases and 156 probable, three deaths; Ontonagon County, 361 confirmed, 56 probable and 19 deaths, one probable; Baraga County, 511 confirmed cases, 103 probable and 33 deaths; Chippewa County, 738 confirmed cases and 1,045 probable, and 23 deaths, four probable; Iron County, 867 confirmed cases and 60 probable, 40 confirmed deaths and nine probable; Gogebic County, 950 confirmed cases and 346 probable, 21 confirmed deaths and 28 probable; Menominee County, 1,628 confirmed cases, 265 probable and 36 deaths, two probable; Dickinson County, 2,136 confirmed cases and 246 probable, 55 confirmed deaths and 15 probable; Houghton County, 2,161 confirmed cases, 533 probable, 31 confirmed deaths and eight probable; Delta County, 2,689 confirmed cases and 489 probable, 66 confirmed deaths and 19 probable; and Marquette County, 3,482 confirmed cases, 521 probable and 55 deaths, one probable. State numbers are updated almost daily but can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

The MDHHS on Friday posted 2,403 confirmed new coronavirus positives in Michigan for a total of 605,778. The state added seven new deaths Friday to reach 15,736.

For Wisconsin counties in the region, the state Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 data site Friday had four new confirmed positives in Vilas County and two in Iron County; Forest County’s cases reduced by one.

The DHS on Friday had Marinette County with 3,981 confirmed cases, 404 probable cases and 63 deaths, three probable deaths; Vilas County, 2,171 confirmed, 127 probable and 38 deaths, two probable; Forest County, 927 confirmed, 71 probable and 23 deaths, three probable; Iron County, 557 confirmed, 119 probable and 21 deaths, 19 probable; and Florence County, 422 confirmed, 47 probable and 12 deaths. As in Michigan, state numbers are updated daily but can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

Wisconsin added 550 new positives Friday for a total of 568,902 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. The state recorded one new death Friday to reach 6,525.