Local and Regional COVID-19 numbers.

GOGEBIC / IRON COUNTY –The Michigan Department of Health is reporting 546 cases of COVID19 in Gogebic County an increase of 1 since Wednesday.  Ontonagon County with 245 cases no increase since Wednesday. While the Wisconsin Department of Health reports 341 cases in Iron County an increase of 5 since Wednesday numbers. As of Wednesday, night, there have been a total of 11,223 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Upper Peninsula during this outbreak. Of those, at least 5,748 are considered recovered and 227 have resulted in death. The seven-day average for positive tests in the U.P. sits at 16.8%. Aspirus Ironwood has 7 patients with COVID-19 with 2 in ICU, and a 44% bed occupancy rate. The number of COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin continues to tick downward. The state Department of Health Services reported 5,469 confirmed cases Wednesday. The number of cases has now declined every day since Saturday, an encouraging sign after the state saw a record-high 7,989 cases on Nov. 18.