Jackson County Cumulative Report: 15,641 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 295 Deaths
(August 26, 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 15,641 positive cases (cumulative), and 295 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 29 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 26: 14,640** 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 7239 46.3% Female 8280 52.9% Unknown 122 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …
Jackson Police Department Announces New Recruit Program
Police recruits Antoinette Lewis and Nikolas Rincon. JPD photo. (August 26, 2021 8:27 AM) The Jackson Police Department today announced a new program designed to overcome recruitment difficulties by removing barriers and making an investment in the training of recruits. This month, JPD is sending police recruits Antoinette Lewis and Nikolas Rincon to the Mid-Michigan Police Academy at Lansing Community College. Once they’ve completed training, the recruits will be offered the next available patrol officer openings with the department. JPD has previously sponsored members from both its cadet and reserve officer programs through police academy training. However, this is the first time JPD has specifically hired recruits to send directly to the police academy. Elmer Hitt, the Director of Jackson Police and Fire Services, says police agencies across the country are having challenges filling officer positions. He says this may be due to a declining interest in law enforcement careers. “It is our hope that this new recruit program will help to provide yet another opportunity for us to fill our officer vacancies, and keep our department well-staffed in order to provide a level of service the community deserves,” Director Hitt said. “Our recruits have a lot of interest in…
