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CDC now recommends 24-hour isolation for COVID-19

ALPENA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines on March 1 that support returning to work or school 24 hours after contracting a respiratory illness such as RSV, flu, or COVID-19. The guidelines support returning to normal activities when symptoms are improving and the fever has gone away for 24 hours without any fever-reducing medication. “With an effective vaccination, improved immunity, and many residents normalizing good hygiene practices, COVID-19 is being treated the same as other respiratory illnesses,” Dr. Josh Meyerson, medical ...

COVID uptick possible, but maybe not a surge

ALPENA — Coronavirus infections may spike as kids return to school and people spend more time indoors amid cooler weather, a public health official said, but officials do not expect to see the type of massive and deadly surge seen in earlier periods of the pandemic. That prediction comes ...

UPDATED: Masks urged in Presque Isle County

The Alpena News ALPENA — Residents of and visitors to Presque Isle County should mask up as coronavirus infections ramp up, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The CDC has raised the threat level of coronavirus infection from medium to high for Presque Isle County, ...

COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations rise in Northeast Michigan

ALPENA — COVID-19 is spreading faster in Northeast Michigan — and putting more people in the hospital —- than it has in several weeks. Public health officials say 113 Northeast Michiganders contracted COVID-19 in the past week, the largest number of newly infected residents in a single ...

Feds raise virus risk level for Northeast Michigan

ALPENA — Northeast Michiganders are now at greater risk of COVID-19 infection than they have been for several weeks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although the risk of death or severe illness appears low. The CDC has raised the COVID-19 risk level for ...

37% boosted as COVID-19 infections continue

ALPENA — State health officials report just 37% of Northeast Michiganders have received a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine as dozens of Northeast Michiganders continue to get infected. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services this week for the first time began reporting ...