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In a primetime speech to the nation on Thursday night, President Joe Biden said that even if vaccinations go according to plan, the best that can be hoped for is small gatherings for major holidays like the Fourth of July. Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Director Kate Beer says the primary factor in canceling events like Bridgefest is crowd control, echoing that same theme.
Plans surrounding large-scale vaccination programs continue to shift, with the department now intending to stick with the clinical model it has utilized since December. Beer says logistically, what they are doing now makes more sense.
Clarifying the concerns about a potential super spreader event in Calumet in February, Beer says contact tracing has determined that the problems were solely within the Marquette junior hockey program. The Copper Country continues to see COVID-19 activity levels decline.
In the most recent release from the WUPHD, Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga Counties had 17 new cases combined. That covers Tuesday through Thursday of this week. There were 47 recoveries registered. Keweenaw County now leads the way with 19.61% of adults fully vaccinated. Houghton County is catching up quickly, at 15.74%.
