Since the beginning of July, Gogebic County has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As of the 20th, 33 people in the county have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Cathryn Beer, health officer and chief executive of the WUPHD, said that the surge in cases was a result of several large, private gatherings over the holiday weekend.There were two new cases in Houghton County and two new cases in Ontonagon County over the same period. There were also two deaths due to COVID across the five western U.P. counties – one in Gogebic County and another in Ontonagon County. The full vaccination rate in Gogebic County is 52.3%, and in Ontonagon County it is 57.6%.