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Kaleva

(38,181 posts)
Tue Mar 24, 2020, 03:13 PM Mar 2020

First positive COVID-19 case confirmed in Marquette County (Upper Michigan)

"The Marquette County Health Department has announced Marquette County's first confirmed positive COVID-19 case.

According to a press release Tuesday afternoon, the Marquette County Health Department became aware Tuesday of a positive COVID-19 case identified through commercial laboratory testing.

The health department says the identified person is an adult man with a history of recent domestic travel through international airports. The man has been in home isolation in accordance with current guidelines.

The health department says it will notify people who have been identified as close contacts. They will be assessed for symptoms and monitored properly. The department will not be disclosing additional information about the individual."

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/First-positive-COVID-19-case-confirmed-in-Marquette-County-569062861.html

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First positive COVID-19 case confirmed in Marquette County (Upper Michigan) (Original Post) Kaleva Mar 2020 OP
Bad news. LisaM Mar 2020 #1
And the population up here is older Kaleva Mar 2020 #4
The thing that is frightening is the scant number of tests we've run. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #2
I posted about international airports back in January. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #3

LisaM

(28,609 posts)
1. Bad news.
Tue Mar 24, 2020, 03:16 PM
Mar 2020

There are not that many emergency hospital beds up there; I hope they can contain this as best as possible.

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)
2. The thing that is frightening is the scant number of tests we've run.
Tue Mar 24, 2020, 03:20 PM
Mar 2020

My understanding is about half are positive.

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