4 deaths reported, including one in Clare County

Just four new deaths from COVID-19 were reported across mid-michigan Wednesday amid signs that the number of confirmed cases also continue to decline.

One of the deaths was in Clare County, it’s fifth in two days.

Two of those deaths involved residents at Clare County nursing homes, said Steve Hall, health officer for Central Michigan District Health Department.

One was an elderly woman who lived at Medilodge of Clare, and who died Monday. The other nursing home resident was an elderly man who died on Dec. 14 and who lived at Pioneer Golden Estates.

It was Medilodge of Clare’s second death, and the first at Pioneer Golden Estates.

One of Clare County’s other deaths was a middleaged man with underlying health conditions, Hall said. That COVID death was discovered during a review of death certificates, one of 72 reported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

An additional nine cases were reported in Clare County on Wednesday for a cumulative total of 1,035.

A total of 37 people from Clare County have died from COVID-19.

No new deaths were reported in Isabella County, but information about two deaths announced Tuesday was released.

One of them involved an elderly woman who lived at Medilodge of Mt. Pleasant. She died Monday.

Nine residents of Medilodge of Mt. Pleasant have died from COVID-19 since March, the first being the county’s second COVID death. It involved an elderly woman who was transferred to Mclaren- Central Michigan while suffering from the disease. She died in the hospital.

The other eight have died in an outbreak that started this month. A total of 83 people — 66 residents and 27 staff — have contracted the disease, according to state records.

An additional 27 cases were reported in Isabella County on Wednesday for a cumulative total of 2,950. A total of 39 people from Isabella County.

No new deaths were reported in Gratiot County, and no new information was available on deaths announced earlier this week due to a computer glitch, said Leslie Kinnee, spokeswoman for Mid-michigan District Health Department.

An additional 14 cases were reported Wednesday for a cumulative total of 2,151. A total of 60 people from Gratiot County have died from COVID-19.

Elsewhere in mid-michigan, three new deaths were reported in two counties, with totals and cumulative cases as follows:

• In Gladwin County, an additional two deaths were reported for a total of 26, and an additional 10 cases were announced for a cumulative total of 983;

• In Midland County, an additional death were reported for a total of 39, and an additional 48 cases were announced for a cumulative total of 3,330;

• An additional 23 cases were reported in Montcalm County for a cumulative total of 2,668, with 59 deaths; and,

• An additional four cases were reported in Mecosta County for a cumulative total of 1,521, with 12 deaths.

Statewide, another 70 deaths were reported for a total of 11,775, and another 3,443 cases were reported Monday for a cumulative total of 469,928.