Carroll County reports slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, another death capitalgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capitalgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Case numbers decreased from 98 to 94 within a week due to four fewer staff members having the virus. Of those, for the second week in a row, 85 are students. The previous high had been 82 students, the week of April 7. The overall total for COVID-19 is well below the high of 113, set in January.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Carroll County Public Schools decreases by 4% capitalgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capitalgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Important Calhoun County Voting Decisions Coming Up Next Week
A week from today, thousands of Calhoun County residents will be voting on some local issues. Most are school-related. The Calhoun County Elections office has information posted about voting options, including voting in person. Battle Creek and Lakeview Public School districts have the largest financial questions up for decision.
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Battle Creek Public School administrators are asking for approval of a $44 million dollar bond issue. The purpose is a wide range of building and renovation projects throughout the district. The plan also calls for purchasing and installing some new technology systems at the district school buildings. In addition, playgrounds and even parking lots will see upgrades if the Battle Creek Schools bond issue is approved.
IPS hosting vaccine clinics to protect against childhood diseases, COVID-19
IPS is working to protect children and families from illnesses including Hepatitis B, polio, measles, mumps rubella and COVID-19.
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This Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 file photo shows boxes of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine (MMR) and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine inside a freezer at a doctor s office in Northridge, Calif. Vaccinations can cause minor side effects including redness at the injection site and sometimes mild fever, but medical experts say serious complications are rare and much less dangerous than the diseases that vaccines prevent.