MARQUETTE, MI-- A slowdown in the state’s software system resulted in additional COVID-19 cases in Thursday’s numbers that could have been attributed to Wednesday.
The glitch was repaired and no information was lost, but Thursday’s tally represents a new record for the U.P. and the state. Thursday afternoon’s Upper Peninsula case count increased by 168.
The number by county is as follows:
- Baraga-2
- Chippewa-2
- Delta-23
- Dickinson-22
- Gogebic-1
- Houghton-12
- Iron-4
- Luce-5
- Mackinac-4
- Marquette-77
- Menominee-11
- Ontonagon-1
- Schoolcraft-4
One death was reported in Delta County and one in Houghton.
As of Thursday afternoon the U.P. has confirmed 3,829 cases of the coronavirus during the pandemic. Sixty-three people have died.
