Monthly Archives: May 2020

(May 12, 2020 3:18 PM)  Michigan reported 469 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 48,021. The State of Michigan is reporting 90* COVID-19-related deaths today, bringing the state total to 4,674. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 5/8/2020): 22,686. This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m. Note on deaths (05/12/20): Regular reviews of death certificate data maintained in Vital Records reporting systems are conducted by MDHHS staff three times per week. As a part of this process, records that identify COVID-19 infection as a contributing factor to death are compared against all laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS). If a death certificate is matched to a confirmed COVID-19 case and that record in the MDSS does not indicate the individual died, the MDSS record is updated to indicate the death and the appropriate local health department is notified. These matched deaths are then included with mortality information posted to the Michigan Coronavirus website. As a result of the most recent assessment, today’s data includes 19 additional deaths identified by this methodology. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Jurisdiction updated 5/12/2020 County Confirmed…

(May 12, 2020 12:29 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 400 positive cases (cumulative), and 26 deaths (cumulative)*.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8:30 PM Monday, there are  981 confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities, 129 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff. As of 2 PM on Monday, May 11, there are 30 individuals with positive COVID-19 results who are inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. To date, a total of 108 positive COVID-19 HFAH inpatients have been treated and discharged. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category “MDOC” for the Michigan Statistics. Gender Number Percent Male 185 46.3% Female 215 53.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number.  Age - Years Percent 0 -19 4.3% 20 - 29 14.8% 30 - 39 14.3% 40 - 49 20.3% 50 - 59 17.5% 60 - 69 16.5% 70 -79 6.0% 80 6.5% Race and Ethnicity tables were added on April, 8, 2020. Note: Totals may not add to 100% due…

(May 12, 2020 12:05 PM) The Jackson Hot Air Jubilee committee announced today the Hot Air Jubilee is being postponed until 2020.  Originally scheduled for July 23-26, the popular annual summer event, sponsored by American 1 Credit Union, will be held July 22-25, 2021. In making the announcement, Jeff Knapp, Vice Chair of the Jubilee said, “After much evaluation, discussion, and careful consideration we have made the difficult decision not to move forward with the 2020 event.  We know that long-standing traditions are needed now more than ever, but given the reality of COVID-19, our highest priority is the health and safety of our guests, participants, staff, volunteers, and community.  We are confident our sponsors will stand with us, the pilots and vendors will return, and the community will once again enjoy the Hot Air Jubilee next year if we are fiscally responsible now.” Knapp said the Jubilee committee was facing too many uncertainties to guarantee the health and safety of the community and the thousands of people that the event attracts to Ella Sharp Park.  Knapp said, “ We also reached the point in our planning where the obligations to our sponsors, pilots, vendors, and other partners required the…

(May 12, 2020 11:32 AM) More than 120 of Michigan’s state-chartered banks and credit unions have processed and funded Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to support small businesses facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ninety percent of Michigan’s 68 state-chartered banks and nearly half of Michigan’s 137 state-chartered credit unions have participated in the PPP to support Michigan small businesses.  To date, more than $16 billion in forgivable loans were provided to more than 110,000 of Michigan’s small businesses, with an average loan amount of $146,999, according to SBA data. Nationally, Round One of funding of the PPP provided nearly $350 billion in loans, and Round Two was allocated an additional $310 billion.   “Michigan’s small businesses and their employees should know that our administration will do everything within our power to support them during these challenging times,” Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II said. “We are grateful for all of Michigan’s banks and credit unions who worked quickly to ensure that small businesses in our state have unprecedented access to the funding necessary to come back stronger than ever when it is safe to do so.” The PPP, established by the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security…

(May 12, 2020 6:46 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 7:45 PM Monday, May 11, there are 2,164 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 981 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities. The Department says expanded testing  took place at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility the week of April 26. The facility has a designated quarantine unit and positive prisoners are being transferred to the unit. Of 1849 prisoners tested at Cotton, 688 are COVID-19 confirmed positive.  37% of those tested are positive. There have been a total of 54 deaths of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 18 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities.  The most recent deaths, reported on May 11 were of four prisoners who had originally been housed at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, Lakeland Correctional Facility, Thumb Correctional Facility and Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility In Jackson, there are 179 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Parnall Correctional Facility, 76 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 38 at Duane Waters Health Center and 688 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility. Among staff, there are a…