Monthly Archives: May 2020

(May 11, 2020 6:16 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8:00 PM Sunday, May 10, there are 2,152 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 1850 prisoners tested at Cotton, 688 are COVID-19 confirmed positive.  37% of those tested are positive. There have been a total of 50 deaths of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 17 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities.  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 total of 311 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.   In Jackson, there are 74 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Parnall Correctional Facility, 1 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 27 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance…

(May 10, 2020 12:42 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 392 positive cases (cumulative), and 25 deaths (cumulative)*.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 11:30 PM Friday, there are  952 confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities, 128 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff. As of 10 AM on Friday, May 8, there are 30 individuals with positive COVID-19 results who are inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. To date, a total of 105 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 181 46.2% Female 211 53.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number.  Age - Years Percent 0 -19 4.1% 20 - 29 14.8% 30 - 39 14.3% 40 - 49 20.7% 50 - 59 17.6% 60 - 69 16.6% 70 -79 5.9% 80 6.1% Race and Ethnicity tables were added on April, 8, 2020. Note: Totals may not add to 100% due…

(May 9, 2020 3:22 PM)  Michigan reported 430 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 46,756. The State of Michigan is reporting 133* COVID-19-related deaths today, bringing the state total to 4,526. 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 (05/09/20): 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 67 additional deaths identified by this methodology. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Jurisdiction updated 5/9/2020 County Confirmed…

(May 9, 2020 3:08 PM) Michigan residents should not risk their lives in a health emergency by avoiding calling 9-1-1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, area health officials stressed today. The Michigan Association of Ambulance Services, and its member EMS agencies, are seeing a trend of people fearing to call 9-1-1 for heart attacks, strokes, and other medical emergencies. EMS calls in the Jackson area are down approximately 30% according to Marc Breckenridge, Public Information Officer for Jackson Community Ambulance. Across all Henry Ford Health System Emergency Departments, including Henry Ford Allegiance Health, patient visits in April and so far in May, are down 50 percent compared to the same period last year according to a hospital spokesperson. Michigan’s ambulance providers are prepared to safely care for patients with medical emergencies with protective gear and disinfecting protocols in place. EMS professionals are urging residents not to jeopardize their health by avoiding calling for assistance. “Individuals did not stop having heart attacks and strokes with the coronavirus appeared,” said Ron Slagell, president and CEO of Jackson Community Ambulance, Huron Valley Ambulance and past-president of MAAS. “While it’s important to take the pandemic seriously, signs of serious health problems should not be…