Jackson County Cumulative Report: 804 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 39 Deaths
(August 31, 2020 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12 PM today, there are 804 positive cases (cumulative), and 39 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 7 new cases since Saturday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 31, 2020: 643** The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 5:30 PM August 28, there are 1,676 confirmed positive cases at Jackson facilities and 158 confirmed positive staff cases. MDOC positive case numbers are cumulative. As of 9 AM August 26, there are 3 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. The Jackson County Township map and recovery data will be posted each Monday at the same time as the number data. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections. Their numbers are listed under a separate category for MDOC cases here: Michigan Statistics. This FAQ from the Jackson County Health Department explains how the numbers are posted and what they mean. **Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not…