April 29, 2021 – The boil water advisory has been lifted for all previously affected areas: Atlantic Mine, City of Hancock, portions of Portage Township, and Quincy Hill area of Franklin Township that are supplied with municipal drinking water from Adams Township. Satisfactory bacteriologically safe water sample results have been received following the water main…
On April 6, 2021, the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) hosted a community meeting detailing information about the ongoing PFAS source investigation near the Gogebic-Iron County Airport located in Ironwood Michigan. The webinar contains an overview of PFAS uses in society, public health information, and an overview of the environmental investigation at the airport…
July 1, 2021 — Vaccination statistics across the Western UP Jurisdiction
July 1, 2021 — Coronavirus statistics for the five-county Western Upper Peninsula jurisdiction. *Probable cases are those that meet clinical and epidemiology criteria with no confirmatory laboratory test performed for COVID-19.**People are considered Recovered if they had a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 (or were considered a probable case) and are alive 30 days after symptom…
December 29, 2020 — WUPHD began vaccinating healthcare workers and residents of certain congregate living facilities with recently received Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. As limited supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine have started to arrive in the area, residents are asking “When will COVID-19 vaccine be available to me?” WUPHD expects vaccine administration to roll out over…
January 5, 2021 — In response to the tremendous economic hardships faced by the restaurant industry as a result of COVID-19, the State has developed a set of resources to help restaurants with their operations during the pandemic. Several State Departments are hosting a webinar for restaurant owners and representatives on Tuesday, January 5 from 3:30 –…