The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department COVID-19 update: 2-18-2021
Feb. 18, 2021
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BENZIE AND LEELANAU COUNTIES Today there were two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Benzie County and three new cases of COVID-19 reported in Leelanau County.
Across the state, nearly 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered with more than 11% of Michigan residents receiving their first dose. As of Feb. 15, the Benzie Leelanau District Health Department has administered 3,769 doses with more than 15% of residents in the district who have received their first dose.
This week, more than 600 doses will be administered in Benzie and Leelanau counties. As of today, here is where the department is currently:
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Public health officials say the positivity rate, hospitalizations and new Covid cases are all trending downward.
Current cases are close to where they were before Covid spiked in northern Michigan last fall, says Munson’s Chief Medical Officer Christine Nefcy.
“For the last two days we’ve been below 5% [positivity] and we have not been there since October,” she says. “It’s really great news.”
There are more than 24,000 cases in the region and more than 622,000 cases in the state, as of Wednesday.
Munson has about half as many Covid patients as a month ago.
“I think the mitigation efforts that our local and state health departments put into place have been 100% effective,” Nefcy says.
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Some things haven’t changed: there’s still not enough vaccine to meet the demand. But the Grand Traverse Health Department is seeing an increase in the pace of vaccine distribution. Grand Traverse Co. Health Dept. Health Officer Wendy Hirschenberger says, “Last week we administered 2,150 vaccines…. This week we are proceeding with delivering 3,200 doses.”
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Health Departments and hospital systems all across the state are working overtime to get vaccinations scheduled for those priority groups. But supply isn’t keeping up with demand.
Munson Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Nefcy says “We are seeing a slight uptick in the number of cases we are seeing.” Munson Healthcare says COVID hospitalizations are up over last week, with more than 250 new cases.
Meanwhile, vaccinations are ramping up for those who are already patients in the Munson system. Dianne Michalek is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer with Munson Healthcare and moderated the virtual update on Tuesday. “We are actually in the middle of administering doses for Munson patients ages 90 and older…. We expect today we are going to be able to vaccinate just over 300 patients.”
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Staff at The Maples Medical Care Facility get their first round of the COVID-19 vaccination. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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A staff member at The Maples Medical Care Facility gets vaccinated against COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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About half of the staff at The Maples Medical Care Facility got their first round of the vaccine on Dec. 6. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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BENZIE COUNTY As the number of new COVID-19 cases in Benzie County seem to be slowing down from the surge in November and December, the number of new deaths in the county have also slowed.