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Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccination appointments available

COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available for qualifying MidMichigan Health patients beginning Thursday, the health system announced Tuesday. Patients aged 65 or older and some essential workers may sign up for an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine by calling 989-794-7600, option 1. To ...

Northeast Michigan tops 20K vaccine doses given; 1 new death reported

ALPENA — As of Sunday, more than 20,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been given in Northeast Michigan counties, according to the most current state data available today. That includes 10,107 doses in Alpena County, 4,399 in Presque Isle County, 2,947 in Montmorency County, and 3,255 ...

Residents feeling more confident about traveling during pandemic

ALPENA — Northeast Michigan residents are feeling more confident about traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wendy LaCombe, owner of World Wide Travel, is booking more trips for people planning to go on spring break than she did last year when all of her clients backed out of their plans ...

Seven new infections reported

ALPENA -- Public health officials on Friday reported seven newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including six Alpena County residents and one Presque Isle County resident. As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported confirmed and suspected infections as ...

First one-week stretch without virus-related deaths since November

ALPENA ― Thursday marked the first time since early November that Northeast Michigan has gone a week without a reported coronavirus-related death. Meanwhile, MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena, which one week ago reported no patients hospitalized with coronavirus infection, now has one ...

9 new infections reported

ALPENA -- Public health officials on Wednesday reported nine newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including six Alpena County residents, two Presque Isle County residents, and one Montmorency County resident. As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported ...