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
I wish the media would explain the accuracy of the testing and how deaths are determined and reported instead of fear mongering….
The PCR test is extremely inaccurate. It only test for the presence of a coronavirus. It does not matter which coronavirus as there are many. Also the PCR test does not confirm a person is infected with any coronavirus, it just simply shows the presence of a strain. All that and 95% false positive results….
Deaths are labels as covid 19 for any reason if a person tests positive within 28 days of death. It dies not mean the person died from covid, it means they died within 28 days of a test that is known to have 95% false positive.