The death toll from the Coronavirus in Allegan County has climbed by four more in the past two weeks, reaching a total of 142 since the pandemic began 14 months ago.
However, the disease statistics show a different trend, as the rate of daily new cases over the past seven days has dropped below 20, down from 36.7 earlier this month and a significant decrease from the high of 75.6 reported April 20 by the Allegan County Health Department. Health officials have noted that death numbers lag behind all other data.
The two-week snapshot on the Health Department’s web site, shows five deaths, 524 new cases and a 12.2 percent positivity rate on tests, down from 16.6 percent two weeks ago. There have been 242 hospitalizations, 10,982 cases and 9,885 recovered since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Wayland Union Schools continues its hybrid model of instruction until the end of the academic year. Martiun students attend all-day every day and Hopkins is in-classroom for four days a week.
The hybrid involves half of the student body attend in-person classes Mondays and Thursday, the other half Tuesdays and Fridays and Wednesdays set aside for virtual instruction.
