Monthly Archives: April 2020

(April 1, 2020 12:03 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12 PM today, there are 56 positive cases (cumulative), and two deaths.  This is the second death reported in Jackson County, the first occurring Saturday.  No other information was provided by the Health Department.  Further details should be made available later today. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, there are 20 individuals with positive COVID-19 results who are inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. There are also 13 persons under investigation who are inpatient at HFAH. These numbers are posted each day by 12:00 Noon . These numbers do not reflect any cases identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  MDOC cases are included in the state report issued each day at 3 PM. Jackson County Cumulative Report: as of Tuesday at 12 Noon Breakdown of COVID-19 positive cases by sex: Gender Number Percent Male 26 46% Female 30 54% Age - Years Number Percent 0 -19 1 2% 20 - 29 3 5% 30 - 39 11 19% 40 - 49 6 11% 50 - 59 15 27% 60 - 69 13 23% 70 -79 5 9% 80…

(April 1, 2020 11:27 AM) Forecasting models from Michigan Medicine clinicians show aggressive social distancing could reduce the number of COVID-19 patients at U-M hospitals in early May by as much as 65 percent at peak. “This data confirms that everyone in Michigan can help us flatten the curve and it is crucial. This is not to be taken lightly,” said Vikas Parekh, M.D., associate chief clinical officer for Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals and professor of internal medicine. Parekh adds that through sustained and prolonged social distancing, Michigan residents can greatly reduce the portion of the population who become infected and significantly reduce these estimates for the number of patients who would require hospitalization. “In a scenario where the virus spreads throughout the local population infecting the majority of the population, our model shows tremendous differences between less and more aggressive social distancing,” Parekh said. “Our models show that in this worst-case scenario, with less social distancing, our peak census of patients in U-M hospitals could be as high as 5860 patients on May 4. With aggressive social distancing, the model shows about 2000 patients on that same date.” The reduction of 65 percent is the difference in census in…

(April 1, 2020 10:33 AM) The Jackson District Library has added new online resources and extended due dates on all library materials. JDL has added three online resources in the wake of the "stay home, stay safe" order: Tumblebook Math, Audiobook Cloud, and Romance Book Cloud (swoon).  Ancestry.com can now be accessed from home.  Temporarily, this genealogy website is available to everyone with a JDL card from home computers.  Hoopla has "Bonus Borrows" that don't go against your checkout cap, check out their list of free borrows here. The library asks patrons to NOT return materials until they reopen.  The stay at home order currently runs through April 13 but is subject to change.  JDL has extended the due dates on all materials checked out to April 30. All fines that may have accrued during closure will be waived, and they will make changes to the due dates depending on any updates to the stay at home order. If  If you have an item on hold, your place in the queue is frozen, and if you have a hold item ready for pick up, it will be there for you when we reopen. MeLCat statewide interlibrary loan service has been suspended,…

(April 1, 2020 7:54 AM) Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA )continues to see a historical increase in the newly unemployed seeking emergency financial relief.  UIA has released a new schedule they say is designed to improve functionality, accessibility and help alleviate bottlenecks.  Tuesday, the UIA website crashed and was down for nearly two hours.  The agency says the site is back up and functioning.  The state warns the process will be slow due to the high demand. UIA has released a fact sheet: To apply for unemployment benefits, contact UIA and see available resources, visit http://Michigan.gov/UIA.