BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department has announced they will lift its remaining COVID-19 health orders pertaining to quarantining in K-12 educational settings and the general public as of this Monday, February 21. But because of the Michigan Public Health Code and existing administrative rules, isolation orders will continue to be used in K-12 settings for students who test positive for COVID-19.
The Health Department said in a statement released on Friday that pandemic conditions have changed considerably since their local orders were made in September 2021.
It went to say, “numerous metrics of COVID-19 transmission in Calhoun are much lower than even weeks ago, and local health systems report improved capacity. Michigan is now entering a post-surge, recovery phase, which means a decrease in cases and hospitalizations and increased access to vaccines, testing, and treatment in Calhoun County.”
Calhoun County Health Officer Eric Pessell says, “We’re seeing that COVID-19 rates are declining in our community and threat of community surge is lessening. Moving forward, our residents have the tools and knowledge to make choices that are best for their health status and risk tolerance. Please keep what you’ve learned in the past two years in mind as you make decisions about risk levels at home, work, and in the community, as long as COVID-19 persists in our community.”
Calhoun County residents are being asked to consider the risk factors of themselves and family members, as well as vaccination status, when making the personal decision on masking in indoor settings in the future.
