COVID-19

WVBI COVID-19 Update for April 21, 2022

The Health Center is reporting its first new COVID-19 tests for April with one back positive and one back negative.  That’s the first positive test on the island since February 3rd. Meanwhile, the data released by the state yesterday show another uptick in new cases—but deaths and hospital utilization remain steady. There were 140 new cases in our region and five deaths.  The deaths were in Grand Traverse with two and in Benzie, Leelanau and Otsego with one each.  Charlevoix had six new cases.

 

B-I-C-S superintendent and principal Wil Cwikiel has been honored as a hometown health hero by the Health Department of Northwest Michigan. He was nominated for the honor by Dr. Joshua Meyerson, the departments medical director for untiring efforts to make sure COVID-19 vaccinations were available to all island residents. Beaver Island residents topped the list of most vaccinated residents in the health department’s four-county jurisdiction. Wil was officially recognized last week at a ceremony in Lansing as part of National Public Health Week.

 

Wil Cwikel (right), Superintendent-Principal of Beaver Island Community Schools, received the Hometown Health Hero award in Lansing earlier this week. Pictured with him are (from left) Health Department of Northwest Michigan Health Officer Lisa Peacock, and Cwikel’s wife Gail Gruenwald. 

 

Here are our data summaries:

 

 

 

Cases

Deaths

Δ Cases

Δ Deaths

Totals

State

2099201

33068

8723

68

 

Region

36108

622

140

5

 

TVC Zone

60522

1256

221

6

 

UP

51520

836

105

2

 

Current Report

Averages

7 Day

 

1246

10

State

1246

10

 

20

1

Region

20

1

 

32

1

TVC Zone

32

1

 

15

0

UP

15

0

There were no reclassified deaths.

 

 

County

Cases

Deaths

Δ Cases

Δ Deaths

Region

Antrim

3066

55

14

0

 

Benzie

2447

58

9

1

 

Charlevoix

3002

47

6

0

 

Emmet

4239

75

18

0

 

Grand Traverse

13654

202

56

2

 

Kalkaska

3026

58

14

0

 

Leelanau

2542

46

12

1

 

Otsego

4132

81

11

1

Link to data.

Δ Active

 

 

Active

 

 

5953

Est. Active Cases (cases <31 days old)

State

27614

 

 

84

Region

484

 

 

156

TVC Zone

719

Days:

7

30

UP

413

Count

35