Manistee County has had a total of 3,174 cases of COVID-19 and 79 deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated COVID-19 Community Level tool shows the risk for new cases in Manistee County is at a medium level.
Other counties in the region are at a medium COVID-19 community level, including Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. Lake and Wexford counties are at a low COVID-19 community level, while Mason County is listed as high.
The CDC updates the community level maps once a week, with Aug. 4 being the most recent.
On Nov. 28, 2020, the county recorded 17 new cases in a single day and the same number again on April 12, 2021. On Nov. 16, 2021, the county broke that record with 18 cases recorded, according to MDHHS information. On Jan. 11, 2022, Manistee County recorded 24 new cases in one day — the highest total yet.
As of June 21, MDHHS is providing COVID-19 updates weekly on Tuesdays.
The state, Manistee County’s neighbors
Here are some quick facts from the most recent MDHHS report:
• There have been over 2.7 million probable and confirmed cases and 37,671 confirmed and probable deaths statewide during the pandemic. MDHHS has updated its COVID-19 reporting to include confirmed and probable cases and deaths, instead of only confirmed cases and deaths.
• This is an increase of 16,137 confirmed and probable cases and an increase of 137 confirmed and probable deaths since Aug. 2.
• Grand Traverse County reported 15,375 cases and 215 deaths. This is an increase of 67 new cases and no new deaths.
• Wexford County reported 5,838 cases and 101 deaths. This is an increase of 32 new cases and no new deaths.
• Benzie County has seen 2,731 cases and 63 deaths. This is an increase of 30 new cases and no new deaths.
• Lake County has seen 1,737 cases and 34 deaths. This is an increase of 7 new cases and no new deaths.
• Mason County has seen 6,865 cases and 95 deaths. This is an increase of 45 new cases and two new deaths.
Region
Manistee County is considered part of Region 7 for tracking by the state. Region 7 includes Manistee and 17 other counties.
The region has 926 hospital beds with 555 occupants in hospital beds and 116 adult patients in the intensive care unit, as of Tuesday.
The region has 39 adults who have had suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the hospital, none on a ventilator and nine adult intensive care unit patients who have been confirmed or suspected to have had COVID-19.
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital has two COVID-19 patients, according to the most recent data available from MDHHS.
Manistee County has 60.6% of its population completely vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the state’s data from Aug.3, the most recent available data. This is 14,878 out of 24,558 eligible residents, according to 2020 U.S. Census estimates for people 5 years old and older.
So far, 376 residents in Manistee County aged 5-11 years old have initiated their COVID-19 vaccine or 24.9%; this age group has a total population of 1,509. In the 12-15 group, 460 children have initiated the vaccine with 40.2% who have completed their vaccinations. There are 1,067 children in this age group.
In Benzie County, about 64.5% of the residents are fully vaccinated.
Parents and guardians can schedule an appointment to vaccinate their children aged 6 months and over from COVID-19 through DHD#10 at dhd10.org/schedule. It should be noted that according to DHD#10, only the Pfizer vaccine is currently available at their clinics. The Moderna vaccine will be available at a later date.
DHD#10 is offering off-site vaccine clinics. Participants do not need an appointment. All clinics will have Pfizer for people 6 months and older and most will have Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for those 18 and older.
The health department is also scheduling third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for anyone age 12 or older; to schedule an appointment, visit dhd10.org/schedule.
U.S. and global view
The U.S. has the highest counts globally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been about 92.1 million cases in the United States and just over 1.02 million deaths. India has the second-highest number of cases and Brazil has the second-highest number of deaths.
The World Health Organization lists over 583 million confirmed cases and about 6.41 million deaths in the world. There have been about 12.3 billion vaccine doses administered worldwide.
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