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Hundreds of new virus cases in UP

State data Wednesday showed 30 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Menominee County, 18 in Dickinson County and 12 in Iron County in the past two days.

In Wisconsin, Marinette County has tallied 69 new cases since Monday, while Florence County had one of its largest jumps in recent months with 14 additional confirmed positives for the two-day period.

Figures on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Wednesday indicated 300 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula since Monday: 59 in Marquette County, 45 in Houghton County, 43 in Delta County, 30 in Menominee County, 22 in Chippewa County, 18 in Dickinson County, 17 in Baraga County, 14 in Gogebic County, 12 in Iron and Luce counties, nine in Mackinac County, seven in Schoolcraft County, six in Keweenaw County and three in Alger and Ontonagon counties. The state listed three more virus-related deaths in Chippewa County, two in Marquette County and one in Baraga County.

Using only the MDHHS numbers, the Upper Peninsula as of Wednesday has had 27,276 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 507 deaths.

Across the U.P., the MDHHS data Wednesday had Keweenaw County at 208 confirmed cases and 34 probable, and three confirmed deaths and one probable death; Luce County, 331 confirmed cases and 374 probable, four confirmed deaths and one probable death; Ontonagon County, 534 confirmed, 66 probable and 21 deaths, one probable; Alger County, 544 confirmed, 294 probable and three deaths, five probable; Schoolcraft County, 578 confirmed cases and 201 probable, four deaths and one probable; Mackinac County, 832 confirmed cases and 415 probable, seven deaths and one probable; Baraga County, 956 confirmed cases, 154 probable and 44 deaths, two probable; Iron County, 1,284 confirmed cases and 116 probable, 45 deaths and 10 probable; Gogebic County, 1,387 confirmed cases and 409 probable, 24 deaths and 29 probable; Chippewa County, 1,525 confirmed cases and 2,162 probable, and 39 deaths, eight probable; Menominee County, 2,509 confirmed cases, 764 probable and 45 deaths, five probable; Dickinson County, 3,016 confirmed cases and 911 probable, 64 deaths and 16 probable; Houghton County, 3,218 confirmed cases, 686 probable, 45 deaths and 10 probable; Delta County, 4,649 confirmed cases and 1,008 probable, 84 deaths and 19 probable; and Marquette County, 5,705 confirmed cases, 1,252 probable and 75 deaths, two probable. State figures can lag behind local reports or have other discrepancies.

The MDHHS on Wednesday had 7,108 confirmed new coronavirus positives in Michigan since Monday, or an average of 3,554 per day for the two days, for a total to date of 1,097,129. The state Wednesday added 135 deaths attributed to the virus — including 78 that occurred earlier but were recently verified through a vital records review — to reach 21,744.

The state issues new COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

For the five Wisconsin counties in the region, the state Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 data site Wednesday had for the past two days the 69 new confirmed positives in Marinette County, 23 in Vilas County, 18 in Forest County, 14 in Florence County and six in Iron County. The state numbers reflected the new death Florence County had reported earlier in the week.

The DHS data site Wednesday had Marinette County with 5,598 confirmed cases, 1,023 probable cases and 69 deaths, nine probable deaths; Vilas County, 2,864 confirmed, 168 probable and 50 deaths, three probable; Forest County, 1,394 confirmed, 109 probable and 27 deaths, four probable; Iron County, 711 confirmed, 160 probable and 21 deaths, 21 probable; and Florence County, 528 confirmed, 101 probable and 14 deaths.

Wisconsin data Wednesday showed 3,706 more positives in the state since Monday for a total of 772,918 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. The state has recorded 42 more virus-related deaths since Monday to reach 8,293.

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