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(October 8, 2021 11:30 AM)  The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 11:30 AM today, there are 19,219 positive cases (cumulative), and 320 deaths (cumulative)*.   The Jackson County Health Department has announced a change in reporting effective Oct. 6, 2021.  Cases defined as probable will be reported in cumulative case and death counts.  As additional methods of testing besides the PCR test have become more common, the amount of cases classified as probable has increased and are included to provide a more accurate picture of disease in our community.  There are 91 new cases and 2 new deaths since yesterday’s report. As of October 6, there are 32 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Cumulative recovered, as of October 8: 17,283** 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…

(October 6, 2021 4:23 PM) Michigan reported 7,674* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 1,047.011. Michigan is reporting 92** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 21,231.    *Note on cases (10/06/2021): 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 3837 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 47 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 10/1/21): 931,115. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.   

(October 6, 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 19,058** positive cases (cumulative), and 317** deaths (cumulative)*.   **The Jackson County Health Department has announced a change in reporting effective Oct. 6, 2021.  Cases defined as probable will be reported in cumulative case and death counts.  As additional methods of testing besides the PCR test have become more common, the amount of cases classified as probable has increased and are included to provide a more accurate picture of disease in our community.  With this change in classification, there are an additional 1,736 cases and 8 deaths since yesterday’s report. As of October 5, there are 28 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Cumulative recovered, as of October 6: 17,114** 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…

(October 6, 2021 8:34 AM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced more than 10 million primary series doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Michiganders. The state has also administered more than 207,000 third doses to those who are immunocompromised and booster doses to eligible individuals. To date, 68.3% of Michiganders age 16 years or older have gotten at least their first dose of one of the three vaccines – bringing the state close to its goal of 70% vaccination rate.  "As of today, Michigan has surpassed 10 million doses of hope in the form of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine," said Governor Whitmer. "Thank you to the more than 5.5 million Michiganders who have gotten vaccinated to keep themselves, their families and communities safe. Whether it’s completing your first or second dose, or getting your booster or additional dose of the vaccine, I urge all eligible Michiganders to make a plan to get theirs today. The vaccine remains the best way to help us get back to normal and continue our strong economic progress.”  From January to July 2021, unvaccinated Michiganders accounted for 98% of COVID cases, 95% of hospitalizations and 96% of deaths.  "The safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is already protecting millions of Michiganders from this deadly virus," said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive. "With the Delta variant circulating and cases of COVID-19…

(October 5, 2021 6:16 PM) Henry Ford Health System reported Tuesday that 99 percent of its workforce is compliant with its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The figure means team members are either fully vaccinated, on the way to completing a two-dose regimen or received an approved medical or religious exemption. “This is a true testament to Team HFHS and how much our team cares about your health, the community’s health, their own health and the health of their teammates,” said Bob Riney, President of Healthcare Operations and Chief Operating Officer, during a briefing with reporters. “We’re really grateful for their dedication.” On June 29, Henry Ford became the first health system in Michigan to announce a vaccine requirement for its workforce. At the time of the announcement, the workforce vaccination rate was 68%. The requirement took effect Sept. 10. Key compliance numbers released Thursday: More than 30,000 team members are fully vaccinated About 1,900 team members, or 6 percent of the workforce, received an approved medical or religious exemption. The number of exemptions is expected to wane should the COVID-19 vaccine become part of regular vaccination maintenance, like the flu vaccine About 400 team members, or about 1 percent of the workforce,…

(October 5, 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 17,322 positive cases (cumulative), and 309 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 46 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 October 5: 15,705** 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 8024 46.3% Female 9163 52.9% Unknown 135 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual…

(October 4, 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 17,276 positive cases (cumulative), and 309 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 143 new cases and 1 new death since Friday’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 October 4: 15,692** 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 8000 46.3% Female 9141 52.9% Unknown 135 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total…

(October 1, 2021 5:38 PM) Michigan reported 8,058* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 1,030,633. Michigan is reporting 79** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 21,077.    *Note on cases (10/01/2021): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since the last web update report.  Over the two days (Thursday and Friday), the average number of new confirmed cases is 4029 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 42 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.   

(October 1, 2021 10:06 AM) Michiganders who receive food assistance will see a permanent increase of approximately 6.8% in their monthly benefits beginning in October, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced. Due to a larger-than-normal annual increase in benefits from federal funding at the beginning of the new fiscal year, people who receive food assistance will experience an increase even as a temporary 15% hike related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires effective this month. For example, the maximum monthly benefit for a household of four increases from $782 to $835. “Increases in monthly food assistance benefits have helped Michigan residents feed their families during an international pandemic,” said Lewis Roubal, MDHHS senior deputy director for opportunity. “As the temporary 15% hike expires, we are pleased that our federal partners have acted so that families who need help putting food on the table will still receive a modest increase in their benefits. MDHHS remains committed to helping address food insecurity in Michigan.” Monthly increases based on household size are as follows: Household Size Monthly Increase 1 $16 2 $29 3 $42 4 $53 5 $63 6 $76 7 $84 8 $96 MDHHS administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition…