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ALPENA — For the first time since Jan. 31, there were no new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Northeast Michigan. The death toll climbed slightly however, as a Montmorency County resident died after being infected with the virus.

Public health officials on Wednesday reported zero newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders.

As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported confirmed and suspected infections as one number.

Based on that data, 2,982 Northeast Michiganders have been confirmed or suspected infected since the pandemic hit Michigan in mid-March. Of those, 105 have died.

State data showed that, as of Wednesday, 24,613 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been administered in Northeast Michigan.

As of Monday, three people were hospitalized at MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena with coronavirus infection, including two in intensive care, according to state data. The hospital was 38% full.

As of Wednesday, 35 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.

Local public health officials have stopped tracking recoveries.