Local COVID-19 stats, Aug. 24, 2020.

Local COVID-19 stats, Aug. 24, 2020.

Since Gov. Whitmer declared a state of emergency in early March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, District Health Dept. #10 has reported the following cases in Mason, Oceana, Manistee and Lake counties, as of today, Aug. 24, 2020 (population information from U.S. Census Bureau):

(Note: Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days after date of confirmation.)

• Mason County, population, 29,144: 101 cases, .346 percent; 0 deaths, 0 percent of population, 0 percent of cases; 83 recoveries, 82.1 percent of cases.
• Oceana County, population, 26,625; 471 cases, 1.76 percent; 6 deaths, .022 percent of population, 1.27 percent of cases; 431 recoveries, 91.5 percent of cases.
• Manistee County, population, 24,528; 41 cases; .167 percent; 1 death; .004 percent of population, 2.43 percent of cases; 30 recoveries, 73.1 percent of cases.
• Lake County, population, 11,881; 28 cases, .235 percent; 0 deaths, 0 percent of population, 0 percent of cases; 14 recoveries, 50 percent of cases.