WVBI COVID-19 Update for January 6, 2021

Although the WVBI on-air Community Calendar report is on vacation until January 10, we are providing occasional updates including for the state’s COVID-19 data releases.

The Health Center is reporting a bundle of new COVID-19 tests this afternoon, with 12 run and nine back as positive. That ends a run since December 15^th with no new positives on the island. A number of those who tested positive are reported to have traveled off the island during the holidays.

Also this afternoon, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan issued a press release stating that they have not yet been notified of tests results showing the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet or Otsego counties. It states that mitigation strategies and response plans are the same for all variants. The full text of the release is available here: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1.6.2022-COVID-Update.pdf

Data from the state released yesterday afternoon covered two days and showed a continued surge in new cases and but a slight decline in deaths. The new data push the seven-day running averages to 12,654 for new cases (up by just over 200) and to 82 for deaths (down by nine) (including reclassifications). In our region there were 297 new cases over the five-day period and six deaths. 39 of the new cases were in Charlevoix. The deaths were in Benzie and Grand Traverse with two deaths each and Leelanau and Otsego with one death each.

Hospitalization rates continue to run high with 84.0% of regular beds occupied state-wide and 83.8% of ICU beds filled—those rates both up. COVID-19 occupancy numbers are high but fairly steady from the least report at 18.85 for all beds and 26.1% for ICU beds.

Here are our updated data charts (data released 1/5):

		Cases	Deaths	Δ Cases	Δ Deaths
Totals	State	1595919	27563	27346	277
	Region	27874	517	297	6
	TVC Zone	47523	1059	408	12
	UP	37314	672	650	8
165 deaths were reclassified. There were 112 new deaths.
	7 Day Rolling Averages		State	12654	82
			Region	113	1
			TVC Zone	164	4
			UP	192	3
Note: Look back 2 reports and divides by 7.
	County	Cases	Deaths	Δ Cases	Δ Deaths
Region	Antrim	2408	44	18	0
	Benzie	1868	51	17	2
	Charlevoix	2400	44	39	0
	Emmet	3313	58	38	0
	Grand Traverse	10309	165	119	2
	Kalkaska	2340	47	23	0
	Leelanau	1910	38	29	1
	Otsego	3326	70	14	1
Link to data.		Δ Active			Active
		10756	Est. Active Cases (cases <31 days old)	State	242763
		13		Region	2688
		-77		TVC Zone	4267
Days:	2	372		UP	3621
Count	33

Statewide Hospital Capacity Report COVID-19 1/5/2022*											WVBI Analysis
Region	All Hospital Beds	All Adult Hospital Beds	All Hospital Inpatient Beds	All Hospital Inpatient Bed Occupancy	Adult Hospital Inpatient Beds	Adult Hosp Inpatient Bed Occupancy	ICU Beds	ICU Bed Occupancy	Adult ICU Beds	Adult ICU Bed Occupancy	Hospital Inpatient Bed Occupancy Change	Hospital Inpatient Bed Occupancy Rate %	Hospital Inpatient Bed Occupancy% Change	ICU Bed Occupancy Change	ICU Bed Occupancy Rate	ICU Bed Occupancy % Change	Adult ICU Occupancy Change	Adult ICU Occupancy Rate	Adult ICU Bed Occupancy % Change




Region 1	1839	1709	1573	1353	1468	1264	221	185	204	181	190	86.0%	4.7%	-2	83.7%	-0.18%	-3	88.7%	-1.63%
Region 2N	6456	6103	5755	4764	5452	4575	586	478	570	467	243	82.8%	3.2%	34	81.6%	0.78%	35	81.9%	8.10%
Region 2S	7928	7049	6782	5845	5926	5132	987	809	697	621	157	86.2%	2.9%	35	82.0%	0.69%	43	89.1%	7.44%
Region 3	2988	2858	2654	2281	2504	2169	397	363	328	311	49	85.9%	1.6%	17	91.4%	0.81%	12	94.8%	4.01%
Region 5	1752	1685	1348	1144	1320	1121	169	143	162	137	48	84.9%	4.3%	16	84.6%	1.49%	14	84.6%	11.38%
Region 6	3122	2731	2805	2341	2453	2081	432	371	279	249	134	83.5%	4.6%	8	85.9%	0.41%	7	89.2%	2.89%
Region 7	962	911	836	652	795	630	160	134	138	122	71	78.0%	8.4%	14	83.8%	2.49%	12	88.4%	10.91%
Region 8	754	736	536	335	516	320	82	59	63	45	13	62.5%	2.4%	-1	72.0%	-0.33%	0	71.4%	0.00%
Totals	25801	23782	22289	18715	20434	17292	3034	2542	2441	2133	905	84.0%	3.4%	121	83.8%	0.73%	120	87.4%	5.96%
												Reg. Bed			ICU Bed
**Data is preliminary and subject to change.												18.8%	<–COVID-19–>		26.1%
											Munson	1	0		0	0	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital
											McLaren	20	0		3	0	McLaren Northern Michigan – Petoskey

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