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ALPENA — The numbers of those infected with COVID-19 continued to climb today, with 27 new infections reported by local public health officials.

Of those reported by public health officials today, 19 of those infected were Alpena County residents, five were Presque Isle County residents, and three were Alcona County residents. No new infections were reported for Montmorency County

That means that, as of today, 1,341 Northeast Michiganders were actively infected, meaning they’d been confirmed infected with COVID-19 but have not recovered or died, and could infect others.

As of today, 16 COVID-19 patients, four of whom were in intensive care, were hospitalized at MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena, according to state data. The Alpena hospital was 33% full.

As of today, 130 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection across the state-designated, 18-county health care region that includes Alpena, Presque Isle, and Montmorency counties, according to state data.

Since the pandemic hit Michigan in mid-March, 1,618 Northeast Michiganders have been infected, according to local public health agencies. Of those, 247 have recovered and 30 have died.

The last death was reported Tuesday.