With the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines ramping up, Muskegon County Health Officials said Friday that “there is a light at the end” of the pandemic tunnel. Muskegon County gave an update Friday morning on the latest COVID-19 and vaccination distribution data, and the good news: a positivity rate of just 2.8 percent, zero outbreaks in the month of March, zero deaths in the month of March, (as well as the last two weeks of February,) and Mercy Health Muskegon reported last week the number of in-patients suffering from the coronavirus--also zero.
“I did not want to let this opportunity to pass, to just say how great we are doing with our actual number of COVID-19 cases in Muskegon County,” Director of Public Health Kathy Moore said. “So we are just amazingly in a good position here."
However, that does NOT mean that the pandemic is over, Moore said, but rather to keep up the good work as the county continues to roll out vaccinations. More good news on that front though: the county reports that all health care workers, and front line workers have been fully vaccinated, and 69% of the population over the age of 65 have had at least their first round of shots.
This week the state opened up eligibility to anyone over the age of 50 and all displaced or homeless persons.