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Alpena hospital has no infected patients

ALPENA — No COVID-19 patients are hospitalized at MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena, according to data released by the state on Thursday. For the first time since The News began tracking state hospital data in November, the Alpena hospital has no infected patients, the state reported. As of Thursday, the hospital was 39% full. The hospital reached a high of 22 COVID-19 patients on Dec. 3, six of whom were in intensive care. According to data released by the state, MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena averaged 17 patients per day in December and eight patients per day in January. As ...

Local businesses awarded grant money through state program

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Wednesday the recipients of the state’s latest round of small business relief. It is a portion of the $52 million in state funding made available via the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant program, which provided needed funds to ...

1 more death, but few new infections

ALPENA — One more Alpena County resident confirmed positive with COVID-19 has died and three more have been confirmed infected as testing numbers remain low, health officials reported on Wednesday. Only 16 people took advantage of a large-scale testing event in Alpena on Feb. 13, according ...

DHD4 to add more employees to aid with workload

ALPENA — The District Health Department No. 4 Health Board on Tuesday agreed to hire more temporary employees to help offset the workload Health Department employees are experiencing because of the coronavirus pandemic. Health Officer Denise Bryan told the board the Health Department ...

DHD4 reports one new infection

ALPENA — The District Health Department No. 4 daily update on COVID-19 data showed on Tuesday that there was only one new case in its three-county area that includes Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle counties. District Health No. 2 has not updated its statistics since Friday, and it is not known if there have been new confirmed infections or deaths to residents in Alcona County. Public health officials on Tuesday, reported the one newly infected Northeast Michigander is a resident of Montmorency County. State data showed that, as of Monday, 14,437 doses of coronavirus vaccine ...

1 more resident dies; 12 new infections reported

ALPENA — Another Presque Isle County resident has died while infected with COVID-19. The resident is the 25th resident in the county who has died after being infected since the onset of the pandemic. Public health officials on Monday, reported that 10 Alpena County residents and two Presque Isle County residents tested positive for the virus since Friday. There were no new infections reported in Montmorency County, and District Health Department No. 2 has yet to update Alcona County’s totals. State data showed that, as of Friday, 14,325 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been ...