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Jackson County surpasses 9,000 COVID-19 cases
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI The Jackson County Health Department has reported 658 cases of coronavirus since Jan. 20, bringing the number of cases in the county since last March to 9,014.
Currently there are 792 active COVID-19 cases in Jackson County, health department data shows. The number of active cases has fallen since last month, when they hovered above 1,500 throughout January, and reached as high as 1,768 the week of Jan. 12.
An additional 16 Jackson County residents have died of the virus since Jan. 17. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 204 deaths attributed to COVID-19 within Jackson County.
Rite Aid scheduling vaccine appointments for Jackson County residents eligible to receive them
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI Rite Aid pharmacy locations in Jackson County are now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those residents eligible to receive them, according to a social media post from the Jackson County Health Department.
On Friday, Feb. 12, Jackson Rite Aid pharmacy locations began administering vaccinations to people in the current eligibility groups, which includes health care providers, first responders, essential workers and those age 65 and older.
Supplies remain limited as COVID-19 vaccine doses administered through the pharmacy are allocated by state and local jurisdictions.
People age 65 and older, teachers, first responders, police officers and other frontline and essential workers are being vaccinated, health officials said.