COVID-19 Update — Feb. 23, 2022

In the last 30 days there were 233 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 279 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 302 new cases in the 48362 area.

Total numbers by ZIP code:

48359: 2,083 total cases, 20 deaths. (Population of 9,634)

48360: 2,614 total cases, 21 deaths. (Population of 12,055)

48362: 3,158 total cases, 25 deaths. (Population of 15,756) This includes the Village of Lake Orion.

Source:oakgov.com/covid/casesByZip.html.

Lake Orion Community Schools

As of Feb. 21, LOCS reported four new cases of positive COVID-19 individuals in the district in the last week.

LOCS has had 939 total positive cases among students and staff since the start of the 2021-22 school year, according to the district’s website, lakeorionschools.org.

Within the district boundaries, there are currently 183 cases of COVID-19, according to oakgov.com/covid/casesByZip.html

Oakland County

Oakland County overall has had 248,211 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 32,043 probable cases, the highest in the state.

There have been 3,346 confirmed total deaths, along with 288 probable deaths from the virus, according to michigan.gov/coronavirus.

The MI Safe Start Map lists Oakland County at the highest risk level for contracting COVID-19, with an average of 1,794 new cases each week.

Around 76.6 percent of Oakland County residents have received their first dose of a vaccine and 69.9 percent are fully vaccinated.

Michigan

As of Monday, Michigan had a total of 2,045,840 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, 297,322 probable cases, 31,383 deaths and 2,615 probable deaths from COVID-19, since the pandemic began, according to michigan.gov/coronavirus.

The MI Safe Start Map lists the state at the highest risk level for contracting COVID-19, with an average of 17,328 new cases a week.

Michigan’s vaccine rate currently sits at 65 percent of people with at least one dose and 59.5 percent fully vaccinated.

United States

On Monday, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 78,269,789 cases of Coronavirus in the United States as well as total 930,811 deaths from COVID-19, according to cdc.gov/coronavirus.

The CDC reports 214.7 million Americans are fully vaccinated with 76.1 percent of the total population having received at least one dose and 64.7 percent fully vaccinated. Additionally, 92.8 million Americans have received a booster dose.

 

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