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State: Only two new virus cases in UP on Saturday

By Daily News staff 2 min read

State data Saturday showed only two new confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula, in Marquette and Baraga counties.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' coronavirus website Saturday also had no new deaths listed in the region.

Using only the state's figures, the Upper Peninsula as of Saturday has had 20,021 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 435 deaths.

Across the U.P., the MDHHS data site Saturday had Keweenaw County at 142 confirmed cases and 32 probable, and one confirmed death and one probable death; Luce County, 225 confirmed cases and 255 probable, four confirmed deaths and one probable death; Alger County, 321 confirmed, 194 probable and three deaths, four probable; Schoolcraft County, 352 confirmed cases and 83 probable, four deaths and one probable; Ontonagon County, 417 confirmed, 60 probable and 20 deaths, one probable; Mackinac County, 453 confirmed cases and 256 probable, three deaths; Baraga County, 690 confirmed cases, 125 probable and 37 deaths; Iron County, 983 confirmed cases and 69 probable, 43 deaths and nine probable; Gogebic County, 1,042 confirmed cases and 362 probable, 22 deaths and 28 probable; Chippewa County, 1,079 confirmed cases and 1,395 probable, and 28 deaths, five probable; Menominee County, 1,793 confirmed cases, 327 probable and 41 deaths, two probable; Dickinson County, 2,404 confirmed cases and 339 probable, 59 deaths and 15 probable; Houghton County, 2,528 confirmed cases, 607 probable, 34 deaths and eight probable; Delta County, 3,342 confirmed cases and 714 probable, 75 deaths and 19 probable; and Marquette County, 4,250 confirmed cases, 820 probable and 61 deaths, one probable. State figures are updated almost daily but can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

The MDHHS on Saturday posted 388 confirmed new coronavirus positives in Michigan for a total to date of 890,345. The state Saturday had 72 deaths attributed to the virus -- including 66 that happened earlier but recently were verified through vital records and testing, according to the MDHHS -- to reach 19,365.

Michigan no longer has updates on Sundays.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services' COVID-19 data site did not post new numbers Saturday or Sunday as has been past practice.

The DHS on Friday had Marinette County with 4,229 confirmed cases, 476 probable cases and 66 deaths, six probable deaths; Vilas County, 2,284 confirmed, 146 probable and 41 deaths, two probable; Forest County, 964 confirmed, 79 probable and 23 deaths, three probable; Iron County, 582 confirmed, 120 probable and 21 deaths, 19 probable; and Florence County, 451 confirmed, 55 probable and 13 deaths. As in Michigan, state numbers can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

Wisconsin on Friday added 175 new positives for a total of 610,740 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. The state posted 21 new deaths Friday to reach 7,150.

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