The number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase, according to the latest report from the state Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
That report shows 25,968 new cases for the period between May 19-25, which averages to 3,710 cases per day. These are a combined “confirmed” and “probable” case count, as the state no longer shows which ones are confirmed with a lab test and which ones are just suspected.
Now, the MDHHS county-by-county report does separate “confirmed” and “probable” cases. So for the U.P., these are CONFIRMED cases. There were 445 new cases reported across the U,P. Between May 19-25, with 182 of them in Marquette County.
These numbers be different than those reported by local health departments, due to data lagging.
There were four new deaths reported in the past week in the 15 U.P. Counties: two in Marquette County, and one each in Baraga and Houghton Counties. But MDHHS does not tell us how recent that death is. There were 139 new deaths reported across Michigan in the May 19-25 time period, although some could have occurred in the past and were detected after checking old death certificates.
NEW U.P. CONFIRMED CASES (BETWEEN MAY 19-25)
Alger 19
Baraga 11 (and 1 new death)
Chippewa 26
Delta 32
Dickinson 25
Gogebic 17
Houghton 44 (and 1 new death)
Iron 19
Keweenaw 4
Luce 1
Mackinac 26
Marquette 182 (and 2 new deaths)
Menominee 26
Ontonagon 7
Schoolcraft 6
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