State adds 6K COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, UP increases by 160



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MARQUETTE, Michigan (WLUC) – UPDATE: Upper Michigan added 160 coronavirus cases and four new deaths on Wednesday.

The latest cases, deaths and recoveries added are as follows (counties listed in alphabetical order):

  • Algiers: 1 box
  • Baraga: 29 cases
  • Chippewa: 6 cases
  • Delta: 17 cases, 1 death, 11 recoveries
  • Dickinson: 0 cases (The state has reported fewer cases than the local health department’s totals, which remains at zero until the health department’s report is released)
  • Gogebic: 6 cases
  • Houghton: 5 cases
  • Iron: 4 cases
  • Keweenaw: 0 cases
  • Luce: 2 cases
  • Mackinac: 7 cases
  • Marquette: 46 cases
  • Menominee: 29 cases, 1 death, 3 recoveries
  • Ontonagon: 5 cases, 2 deaths
  • Schoolcraft: 3 cases

As of Wednesday, November 11 at 4:50 p.m. EST, there had been a total of 8,303 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Upper Peninsula during this outbreak. Of these, at least 3,872 are considered cured and 164 resulted in death.

For a continuing list of confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries in Upper Michigan, click here.

The seven-day average of positive tests in the UP is 11.3%. The MI Safe Start map details testing and case trends by county.

COVID-19 hospitalizations, out of the 10 reporting UP hospitals and health systems, show 64 COVID-19 patients in Upper Michigan as of Monday, November 9. Data was not updated on November 11.

Aspirus hospitals have 12 coronavirus patients, including two in intensive care. The Dickinson County health system has 12 coronavirus patients, including two in intensive care. Helen Joy Newberry Hospital has two coronavirus patients, none of whom are in the ICU. OSF. St. Francis Hospital has five coronavirus patients, including two in the ICU. Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital has two patients, none in the ICU. The hospitals of the UP health system have 29 coronavirus patients, 12 of whom are in intensive care. War Memorial Hospital has two coronavirus patients, including one in the ICU. This data is available through MDHHS.

Of the 166,152 diagnostic test results reported to the state of Upper Michigan for the entire coronavirus pandemic, 4.44% returned positive for COVID-19 as of November 9.

For ongoing coronavirus coverage from TV6 and FOX UP, visit uppermichiganssource.com/coronavirus.

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