Additionally, the state is tracking 655 ongoing outbreaks from previous weekly reports, bringing the total active outbreaks to 850. That’s up 4.2% week-over-week, according to the health department’s latest report, updated Monday, Nov. 1.
K-12 schools remain the most common setting for new outbreaks with 100 added over the last week. Long-term care facilities followed with 30, while childcare/youth programs had 13 outbreaks and manufacturing/construction sites had 11.
Some settings, like nursing homes and youth programs, are easier to track outbreaks due to testing requirements. Others like social gatherings, bars and restaurants are more challenging. Thus, the state warns that its outbreak total is likely an undercount.
Below is an interactive map of active COVID outbreaks noted in the Nov. 1 school outbreaks report. Hover over a colored dot to see the school and how many cases were linked to the given outbreak.
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Outside of K-12 schools and colleges, MDHHS is not identifying specific locations or the number of coronavirus cases. However, it is listing the information by the state’s eight health district regions. (Note those regions have different numbers than the MI Safe Start Plan.)
By region, the breakdown of the clusters:
- Region 1 ( Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston and Shiawassee counties): 139 clusters, with 32 new and 107 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 2N ( Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair counties): 104 clusters, with 21 new and 83 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 2S (city of Detroit and Monroe, Washtenaw and Wayne counties): 62 clusters, with 24 new and 38 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 3 ( Saginaw, Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Arenac, Gladwin, Midland, Bay, Genesee, Tuscola, Lapeer, Sanilac and Huron counties): 194 clusters, with 37 new and 157 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 5 ( Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Branch, St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien, Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties): 52 clusters, with 12 new and 40 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 6 ( Clare, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa counties): 163 clusters, with 33 new and 130 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 7 ( Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Presque Ilse, Cheboygan, Emmet and Charlevoix counties): 79 clusters, with 26 new and 53 ongoing outbreaks.
- Region 8 ( Upper Peninsula): 57 clusters, with 10 new and 47 ongoing outbreaks.
By category, the outbreaks totaled:
- 503 clusters (101 new and 402 ongoing) at K-12 school or colleges. A total of 493 outbreaks involved K-12 schools, with the remaining 10 outbreaks on or around college campuses.
- 153 clusters (30 new and 123 ongoing) at long-term care facilities, which include skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, adult day cares and group homes.
- 45 clusters (11 new and 34 ongoing) were linked to manufacturing or construction sites.
- 33 clusters (13 new and 20 ongoing) occurred at child-care centers or youth programs not associated with a school.
- 21 clusters (eight new and 13 ongoing) linked to private social gatherings, such as a wedding, funeral or party.
- 17 clusters (three new and 14 ongoing) in jails and prisons.
- 14 clusters (seven new and seven ongoing,) were at health-care sites, which would include hospitals, medical and dental offices, dialysis centers and other facilities providing health-care services.
- 10 clusters (two new and eight ongoing) involved retail businesses.
- 10 clusters (three new and seven ongoing) in office settings.
- Nine clusters (four new and five ongoing) were linked to bars or restaurants.
- Eight clusters (three new and five ongoing) at homeless or other shelters.
- Three clusters (all ongoing) associated with religious services.
- Three clusters (two new and one ongoing) linked to personal services, such as a hair and/or nail salon, or a gym or spa.
- Two (one new and one ongoing) clusters linked to an outdoor community exposure like a concert, rally, protest, parade, etc.
- One new cluster linked to an indoor community exposure such as a concert, meeting, etc.
- One new cluster at migrant camps or other agriculture workplaces, such as food-processing plants.
Outbreaks will be removed from the database if there are no additional cases through a 14-day period, state MDHHS officials have said.
State officials note that the chart does not provide a complete picture of outbreaks in Michigan, and an absence of identified outbreak in a particular setting is not evidence that the setting is not having outbreaks.
“Many factors, including the lack of ability to conduct effective contact tracing in certain settings, may result in significant under-reporting of outbreaks,” the state’s website reads.
For more statewide data, visit MLive’s coronavirus data page, here.
To find a testing site near you, check out the state’s online test finder, here, send an email to COVID19@michigan.gov, or call 888-535-6136 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
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