CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The recent surge in Calhoun County COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continued on Monday.
The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Monday morning there were 252 new cases since the last update on Friday which brought the total number of cases since the pandemic began up to 2,503.
A total of 62 Calhoun County residents have passed away after testing positive for the virus after another death was reported on Monday.
No Calhoun County deaths were reported between October 5 and 15 but there have been at least 14 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 11 days.
The number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization has also gone up dramatically.
Monday’s report showed 32 persons who tested positive for the virus were in a Calhoun County medical care facility. Figures also showed there have been 18 hospitalizations just in the last two weeks.
Calhoun County Health Officer Eric Pessell said in a statement last Thursday,”I want to be clear that as a community, we need to take action now to bend this curve. We cannot continue on this trajectory of cases. We are all tired, I get it, but we must work together and do the simple things like washing our hands, wearing a mask, avoiding large gatherings (especially indoors), and staying socially distant.”
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