COVID Hospitalizations Remain High; Cases Up, Deaths Down

While trickling up bit by bit Newaygo County at 54.1%  remains 9th of the 10 DHD#10 counties in vaccinations trailing only Mecosta (49.6%)for lowest participation rate. Mason County has the highest at 71.6%. The average of all 10 counties is 62.6%.
 
 Here is the weekly report from Jordan Powell, MPH, Epidemiologist, District Health Department #10: 
Our jurisdiction’s daily cases per million and percent positivity have both increased since the last update. There was an increase in cases (+43.4%) when comparing the most recent 7 days (1/19-1/25) to the 7 days previous (1/12-1/18). There was a decrease in deaths (-66.7%) when comparing deaths that occurred in the most recent 7 days to the 7 days previous.  
 As of today, all of our counties remain in the high transmission level categories. There are currently 19 confirmed Omicron variants – 1 in Kalkaska, 1 in Manistee, 7 in Mecosta, 6 in Newaygo, 3 in Oceana, and 1 in Wexford as well as  868 confirmed Delta variants in our jurisdiction. As of today, there are 12 COVID-19 inpatients in Munson Cadillac, 7 in Munson Grayling, 6 in Munson Manistee, 8 at Spectrum Health Big Rapids, 11 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial, and 6 at Spectrum Health Ludington. Attached are graphics from the Munson and Spectrum System websites highlighting vaccination status of hospitalized patients both as of 1/25/22.