Monthly Archives: August 2021

(August 25, 2021 3:55 PM) Michigan reported 4,326* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 937,720. Michigan is reporting 38** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 20,161.   *Note on cases (08/25/2021): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since the last web update report.  Over the two days (Tuesday and Wednesday), the average number of new confirmed cases is 2163 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 10 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 8/20/21): 878,031. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.   

(August 25, 2021 12:18 PM) Michigan workers who have been receiving federal jobless benefits through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will see those programs expire Sept. 4, 2021. Benefit recipients are reminded that the State of Michigan has several programs and services to assist in their search for a job or other help. Benefits approved by Congress through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) and Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) are set to expire on Sept. 4. PUA provides benefits to workers who are not ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits, such as self-employed, independent contractors and gig economy workers. PEUC allowed up to 53 weeks of additional benefits to those who had exhausted their regular state claim. PUC allowed an additional $300 per week to anyone receiving regular state or federal unemployment benefits. Although regular UI benefits will continue to be paid, the additional $300 PUC benefit will also end for those on regular unemployment insurance. MEUC provides an additional $100 per week to claimants who have earned at least $5,000 in net self-employment income. ARPA expanded on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…

(August 25, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12 PM today, there are 15,612 positive cases (cumulative), and 295 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 48 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 25: 14,618** As of August 18, there are 14 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 7228 46.3% Female 8260 52.9% Unknown 124 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …

(August 25, 2021 11:46 AM)  Senior leaders at Henry Ford Health System said Tuesday that it is nearing a fully vaccinated workforce as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb. Bob Riney, President of Healthcare Operations and Chief Operating Officer, said this week’s decision by the FDA to grant full approval to the Pfizer vaccine will boost the health system’s vaccination progress, which now stands at 90%. “When we started down this journey, we were about 68%,” Riney said during a briefing with reporters. “To be well over 90% now is something that we’re very, very grateful to our team members for.” On June 29, Henry Ford became the first health system in Michigan to require the COVID1-19 vaccine for its workforce. It takes effect Sept. 10. The pace of overall vaccinations administered by the health system has steadily increased in the past five weeks as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads across southeast Michigan and the state of Michigan. During the week of Aug. 15, Henry Ford administered nearly 1,900 doses of vaccine, the highest volume for a seven-day stretch since mid-June. At the same time, more people are testing positive for COVID. Last week, 452…