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(May 17, 2021 3:27 PM) Michigan reported 2,230* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 876,854. Michigan is reporting 20 COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 18,6278.  *Note on cases (05/17/21): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since Saturday, May 15th.  Over the two days, Sunday and Monday, the average number of new confirmed cases is 1,115 per day. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 5/14/21): 755,119. This information is updated Monday through Saturday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.  Monday reports include Sunday data.  

(May 17, 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 14,449 positive cases (cumulative), and 264 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 53 new cases and 1 new death since Saturday’s report.   Cumulative recovered, as of May 17: 12,896** As of May 13, there are 38 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Jackson County Vaccination Coverage:  47.9% of Jackson County residents 16 and older have received first dose, 42.1% fully vaccinated (Moderna or Pfizer both doses, J&J single dose). The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as received.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 5 PM May 14, there are 5,576 confirmed positive cases at Jackson facilities and 693 confirmed positive staff cases.  MDOC positive case numbers are cumulative. Note:  Jackson County will post COVID-19 data daily by mid-afternoon, Monday-Saturday, keeping with the schedule established by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The cumulative numbers posted on Monday will include the data from Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as…

(May 17, 2021 11:51 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 5 PM May 14, there are 26,658 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 5,576 of the confirmed positive cases have been at Jackson facilities.    Throughout the state corrections system, there are currently 289 active cases.  In Jackson, there have been 2,808 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 1,219 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 38 at Duane Waters Health Center, 963 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 548 at Parnall Correctional Facility.   All numbers are cumulative. Among staff, there are a total of 4,334 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there have been 249 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 160 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 147 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 4 at Jackson Regional Warehouse, 5 at Jackson Regional Office, 2 at Jackson Training Center and 126 at Parnall Correctional Facility.  All numbers are cumulative. There have been a total of 141 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 33 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson…