Jackson Area Golf Invitational at Cascades Golf Course. 9-29-21. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV. For prints and downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1380" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Jackson Area Golf Invitational at Cascades Golf Course. 9-29-21. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV. For prints and downloads, click here.
Airdate: September 29, 2021
(September 29, 2021 3:23 PM) Michigan reported 6,773* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 1,022,575. Michigan is reporting 100** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 20,998. *Note on cases (09/29/2021): 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 ~3387 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 50 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 9/24/21): 917,827. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.
(September 29, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12:00 PM today, there are 17.022 positive cases (cumulative), and 308 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 61 new cases since yesterday’s report. As of September 24, there are 20 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. Cumulative recovered, as of September 29: 15,489** 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 7879 46.3% Female 9009 52.9% Unknown 134 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual…
Optimist Park. Photo courtesy City of Jackson. (September 29, 2021 11:23 AM) The Jackson City Council last night agreed to sell a portion of Optimist Park on Northwest Avenue to a developer. Plans are underway to improve the park on the remaining section of the park. At their Tuesday, Sept. 28 meeting, the Jackson City Council voted to sell vacant commercial property on the 900 block of N. West Avenue to Absolute Net Properties for $1.5 million. To accommodate future commercial developments constructed on the property, the adjacent Optimist Park will be reshaped and given new investment. Partial funds from the property sale will go to reshaping the park. Parks and Recreation Department Director Kelli Hoover says a new playground, basketball court, and landscaping will be installed in the improved park once construction is underway at the commercial property. “This new development is presenting a unique opportunity to re-invest in Optimist Park, which is in need of new recreation offerings,” Hoover said. “This park is getting new life so it can continue to serve the Jackson community.” Announcements about what businesses are coming to the property will come from the developer at a future date. National fast-food chain restaurants are…
