CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Tuesday that there has been a cumulative total of 7,009 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 184 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health Officer Eric Pessell says while Calhoun County’s percent positivity rate is lower than it has been in months, at just over 7%, residents should continue to follow public health protocols to reduce spread and get the percent positivity rate below 3%.
“As long as our percent positivity rate is above 3%, community spread continues to be apparent in Calhoun County,” said Pessell. “While it’s encouraging that vaccination efforts have begun, that process will take time. It reminds critical that we all wash our hands, wear face coverings, and socially distance, to slow the spread and keep our community safe.”
COVID-19 vaccination clinics are happening quickly in Calhoun County at the start of the new year. The Public Health Department is booking daily vaccination clinics to administer first- and second-round doses to their Phase 1A groups this week. Michigan is still in Phase 1A of vaccine distribution. The state intends to move as quickly as possible to the other phases and assure any vaccine allocated in the state is administered quickly.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has a goal of vaccinating 70 percent of people 16 years of age and older, or about 5.6 million people, for COVID-19 by the end of 2021.
Members of the public waiting to be vaccinated are asked to be patient. It will take weeks or months to move through the prioritization phases, depending on supplies.
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