COVID-19 Cases continue to rise on the Gogebic Range

HURLEY- The Iron County COVID-19 case Count continues to rise now at 67 confirmed cases.  On Thursday, July 23, the Wisconsin National Guard completed 258 tests in Hurley and on Friday, July 24,  235 tests in Mercer. Tests were driven to a lab in Madison immediately after completion and many test results are in and residents have been called. Positive cases are called by Iron County Health Department staff and negative cases are called by the National Guard.  376 of the tests were Iron County residents. Remaining tests were from Gogebic County, 13 counties in Wisconsin, and 6 states.  The Western UP Health Department says Gogebic County has 58 COVID cases with 6 additional “probable” cases as the local numbers continue to rise.  Ontonagon County has 2 confirmed cases according to the Western U.P. Health Department.