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Did incorrect reporting from the state Covid-19 page give the U.P. an unnecessary and unwanted positive case of COVID-19? That may be the case. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, states that a person who was tested in southeastern Michigan, may have somehow wound up as a positive case, for …

UPDATE: On Sunday afternoon, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department also reported that the state COVID-19 website was incorrectly reporting a presumed positive in Ontonagon County. The case appears to be a person tested by a facility in Southeast Michigan. The health department is working with the state lab to …

With confirmed cases of COVID-19 slowly increasing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, calls to know more information about infected individuals are on the rise. Kate Beer, Administrator for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, explained why details of a positive case, are not shared. To date, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has 17 …

There is a local, volunteer effort to make reusable face masks, to help healthcare workers and those most susceptible to COVID-19. Face Masks from the Keweenaw currently has over 500 members, and is looking to recruit more. Their goal is to produce 10,000 reusable face masks, and to date, they …

Michigan’s confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with deaths from the virus, sadly continue to rise. As of yesterday afternoon, Michigan now has close to 10,800 confirmed cases, along with 417 deaths. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula now has 17 confirmed cases, with 2 deaths. One death occurred in Gogebic County, on March …

Houghton Community Broadcasting has teamed up with the Copper Country ISD, to help students get through the COVID-19 pandemic. CCISD Supporting Kids through Radio was started by mental health professionals from the CCISD, led by Houghton Elementary School Counselor, Micah Stepich. Stepich, went back in time, to get the inspiration …

If you’re struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Action Agency wants you to know they’ll do what they can to help. Director Jean Laberge stated residents are invited to call the agency, 9a-4pm Monday through Friday, to ask about what they can offer help with. Their core programs including …

Governor Whitmer held a press conference earlier today, to update Michiganders on the latest in the COVID-19 battle. She began by saying the state has received 400 ventilators from the Strategic National Stockpile, and that per President Trump, more are on the way. Detroit will be one of the first …

“Where service to the elderly begins by being a friend.” That’s the motto of Little Brothers- Friends of the Elderly, and in a press release sent to Keweenaw Report, they are asking Copper Country residents to remember the most vulnerable members of the community, the elderly, during the COVID-19 shutdown. …

Finlandia University’s College of Health Sciences jumped into the fight against COVID-19 by donating supplies meant for class instruction, to Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory in Calumet. Donated items included 1400 pairs of gloves, 170 masks along with caps, gowns and hand sanitizer, to help protect residents and staff. Executive …