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Jackson County Cumulative Report: 14,993 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 288 Deaths

(August 3, 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 14,993 positive cases (cumulative), and 288 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 23 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 3: 14,474** As of July 29, there are 3 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 6950 46.4% Female 7926 52.9% Unknown 117 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …

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Jackson District Library to End Overdue Fines

(August 2, 2021 4:00 PM) Jackson District Library today announced they will stop charging patrons fines for overdue library materials as well as retroactively remove any overdue fees that current library patrons have. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1, overdue materials will no longer accrue fines. JDL patrons are still responsible for replacement charges for lost or damaged materials. "Fines do not encourage the on-time return of materials, and contrary to what some may believe, fines  don't make the library any significant amount of money either, accounting for less than .5 percent of our budget," JDL Director Sara Tackett said. "What fines do is prevent access for patrons who cannot afford to pay those fines. We wanted to remove as many barriers to access as possible, especially for our patrons who struggle financially." Patrons are still responsible for returning materials, library officials said. Any materials that are 30 days overdue will result in the patron’s account being blocked until the items are returned. Once materials are returned, the entire bill is removed from the patron’s account. If materials or lost or damaged, a fee to cover the cost of replacing the materials will still apply. "Interestingly, libraries that have eliminated overdue fines…

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Jackson County Cumulative Report: 14,970 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 288 Deaths

(August 2, 2021 12:16 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 14,970 positive cases (cumulative), and 288 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 36 new cases since Friday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 2: 14,472** As of July 29, there are 3 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 6939 46.4% Female 7914 52.9% Unknown 117 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …

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