May 4, 2021
The percentage of Berrien County COVID-19 tests that come back positive is now about 12% as cases decline following a peak a few weeks ago. Berrien County Health Officer Nicki Britten said during a Tuesday COVID update the picture is looking better.
“Our hospitalization rates are decreasing, our case rates are decreasing, our deaths are definitely down,” Britten said. “All of those things working together give us a good picture. I don’t want people to get too hung up on a double digit percent positive rate.”
However, Spectrum Health Lakeland President Loren Hamel warned COVID will be around for a while. First, he said with the extreme outbreaks in places like India, there will be more variants, and then there are those who aren’t getting vaccinated. Hamel urged people to get vaccinated, saying just because deaths have slowed, that doesn’t mean there’s no threat.
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The Berrien County Health Department now has a waiting list for those age 65 and older to reserve a spot for the COVID-19 vaccine. Although the state is