Shepherd Schools has 237 quarantined; hospitals filling

morning, four of whom are in intensive care. Eleven COVID-19 patients are in Gratiot County, with one Hospital beds in Isabella in intensive care. Clare and Gratiot counties are filling County has four COVID-19 as cases of COVID-19 increase patients, none of whom are across Michigan, but in intensive care. neither is quite yet filled to An increase in hospitalizations capacity. typically lags behind

As of Tuesday, Mclarencentral an increase in cases Michigan reported by two to three weeks. that 65 Cases across mid-michigan percent of have risen since about its beds mid-march. were full The current rise in cases and Midmichigan is generally believed to be associated with younger Medical people, including children. Centergratiot And one significant source reported during the most recent that 75 percent of its surge in cases has involved beds were full. Midmichigan K-12 schools. Medical Center-clare Shepherd announced on reported 20 percent of its Tuesday that it now has 237 capacity full. staff and students on quarantine,

Those include both COVID-19 up from 154 last patients and patients week. The district also announced seeking NON-COVID that it has 30 active care. Mclaren-central cases. Michigan had six Last week, the district COVID patients as of Tuesday

announced that it has shifted to all online learning for this week and on Thursday will make an announcement about next week.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on Monday ongoing outbreaks at Alma High School, affecting four students, and St. Louis High School, affecting six students.

Last week, the MDHHS reported a five-student outbreak at Montabella High School, but that it no longer listed on the state website.

Sixteen new cases and one death were reported in Gratiot County on Wednesday, bringing its cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 2,769 and 103 deaths.

In Isabella County, 61 new confirmed cases were reported on Wednesday for a total of 4,525 cases, with 79 deaths.

The Mt. Pleasant area had spent six days atop a New York Times list of fastest-growing outbreaks. As of Wednesday, it had fallen out of the top 20. That doesn’t mean the current surge in cases appears to be abating, only that the rate at which is it spreading is not significantly higher than what it was last week.

It remains seventh on the Times’ list of worst outbreaks in the nation.

An additional 27 cases were reported in Clare County on Wednesday, bringing its cumulative total to 1,7078, with 69 deaths.

Elsewhere in mid-michigan, two new deaths were reported, with new and cumulative cases and deaths as follows from over the weekend:

• In Gladwin County, an additional 20 new confirmed cases were reported for a cumulative total of 1,626, with 40 deaths;

• In Mecosta County, an additional 21 cases were reported for a cumulative total of 2,499, with 25 deaths;

• In Midland County, two deaths were reported for a total of 72, with an additional 58 new cases for a cumulative total of 5,693; and,

• In Montcalm County, an additional 69 cases were reported for a cumulative total of 4,301, with 91 deaths.

Statewide, 74 new deaths were reported for a total of 16,586 and another 8,867 cases were reported for a cumulative total of 756,564.