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Copper Country Strong and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department have sent their last regularly scheduled COVID update. Only seven new cases have occurred in Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga Counties since June 17th, two weeks ago.
Vaccination rates have slowed. Houghton County went from 45.1 percent of its residents 16 and older to 46.6 percent having gotten their final dose over the period. That puts the county on pace for 50 percent sometime in August.
Total
8 more positives
3 more probable positives
76 more recoveries
1 death
48.1% fully vaccinated
Up from 46.7%
Baraga County
2 more positives
3 more probable positives
32 more recoveries
1 death
41.8% fully vaccinated
Up from 40.7%
Gogebic County
1 more positive
7 more recoveries
51.3% fully vaccinated
Up from 50.1%
Houghton County
5 more positives
22 more recoveries
46.6% fully vaccinated
Up from 45.1%
Keweenaw County
53.0% fully vaccinated
Up from 51.9%
Ontonagon County
15 more recoveries
56.0% fully vaccinated
Up from 54.5%
The full report can be seen here.
