Monthly Archives: July 2021

(July 2, 2021 3:30 PM) Michigan reported 101 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 894,957. Michigan is reporting 0* COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 19,754.  *Note on deaths (07/02/21): Corrections made to the provisional case data resulted in a reduction of the cumulative confirmed death total to 19,754. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 6/25/21): 865,577. As of today (July 2) information is updated Tuesday and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.   

(July 2, 2021 2:39 PM) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has rescinded its order requiring COVID-19 testing for agricultural employees. This change is being made in light of increasing vaccination rates; declining COVID-19 cases; expanded access to testing and vaccinations; and enhanced housing and worker protections currently in effect to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.  “With COVID-19 transmission numbers low and increasing vaccination rates, we are removing the requirement for testing for these workers,” said Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director. “The most important tool we have is the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and we encourage everyone to join the nearly 62% of Michiganders who have already been vaccinated as soon as possible.” MDHHS recently awarded six contracts totaling nearly $60 million to the help improve COVID-19 vaccination access for high-risk populations and settings across Michigan, including for seasonal agricultural workers. In addition, partnerships have been created with Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers, employers and communities to meet workers where they are and provide vaccination, testing and support to keep workers and families safe. This includes vaccinations offered by the Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA). “The Michigan Primary Care Association in partnership with our member Health Centers have…

(July 2, 2021 12:11 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 14,746 positive cases (cumulative), and 286 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 5 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of July 2: 14,393** As of July 1, there are 4 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as received.  *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers.  For details regarding cases and outbreaks at Michigan schools please see https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html **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 available). Gender Number of Cases Percent Male 6852 46.5% Female 7782 52.8% Unknown 112 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual…

(July 2, 2021 10:21 AM) The City of Jackson announced that two community meetings are planned this month to gather input from residents on federal COVID-19 relief funds coming to the city.  Nearly $31.5 million is being allocated to the City of Jackson from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, established in The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill. The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides $350 billion for states, municipalities, counties, tribes, and territories, including $130 billion for local governments split evenly between municipalities and counties.  Two community meetings are planned this month to engage residents on the federal COVID-19 relief funds. Residents may attend the meetings in-person or virtually on Tuesday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 27 at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Derek Dobies is holding the meetings for residents to learn about how the funds could be used in Jackson and to get input from residents. $31,444,000 in ARP funds is available to the City through 2024. City Manager Jonathan Greene is proposing using the money for a broad spectrum of programs and projects. Greene’s proposal creates five priories for the funds and assigns a percentage of the total amount to…