There’s light at the end of the tunnel with the expected approval of a coronavirus vaccine, and that gives local nurses hope.
In the emergency room of Sparrow Hospital, Pam Warfle begged for compassion.
In the midst of another deadly coronavirus surge in a pandemic that has already taken more than 267,000 American lives – including 9,134 in Michigan – there’s hope on the horizon in promising news about potential COVID-19 vaccines.
More people have died from COVID-19 in Kent County during the month of November than in the first six months of the pandemic combined.
Ottawa County now has 13,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 148 deaths attributed to the virus.
Both COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in Ottawa County are up by more than 80 percent from Oct. 1 to date, causing one-third of all county hospitals to report “crisis capacity” numbers, according to the Ottawa County Department of Public Health.
The state health department's report for Friday includes data from Thursday, as well. So the reported 17,162 new cases of the coronavirus includes Thursday and Friday cases.
MUSKEGON — Health care workers at Mercy Health's Muskegon hospital received a "thank you" from President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, on Thanksgiving.
The state health department reported 4,273 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the lowest daily new case count in nearly three weeks.
The Michigan health department on Tuesday reported 145 more deaths related to COVID-19, while the Ottawa County health department reported eight deaths.
It’s been a year like no other, and Thanksgiving Day will be no different.
The state health department reported 11,511 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, which also includes data from Sunday.
Michigan set a record Friday for new daily cases of the coronavirus in the state, with nearly 10,000.
FRUITPORT — Fruitport Community Schools will go to all virtual learning effective Monday, partly in response to state requirements, but also because of staffing problems caused by community spread of COVID-19.
North Ottawa Community Hospital is busy, but not at capacity as some media outlets reported this week.
Michigan had another 7,592 lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday.
The state health department's report for Wednesday is the first time in more than a week that the daily number of new cases of the coronavirus in Michigan is below 6,000.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — There were 11 positive cases of the coronavirus found among staff and residents at the North Ottawa Care Center at Heartwood Lodge late last week.
Michigan added 7,458 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, pushing the state's total case count to 272,034.
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series focusing on local elderly care facility experiences with COVID-19.
Ottawa County's total lab-confirmed case count rose above 10,000 on Monday.
Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than 8,000 people a day worldwide.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports – including the football playoffs – in a bid to curb the state’s spiking coronavirus cases.
SPRING LAKE — A Spring Lake teen’s efforts to help reduce depression and suicide in West Michigan has earned her Girl Scouting’s highest honor, the Gold Award.
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series focusing on local elderly care facility experiences with COVID-19.
More than 8,500 new cases of the coronavirus and nearly 120 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in Michigan on Friday.
The state health department reported 6,940 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 45 more deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday.
The continuing increase of positive COVID-19 cases in Ottawa County has led North Ottawa Community Hospital and its affiliated health care facilities to temporarily close off access to most visitors.
The state health department reported 6,008 new cases of the coronavirus and 42 deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 testing center formerly operated by North Ottawa Community Health System has reopened at the same location, under collaboration with another company, officials announced.
There were nearly 6,500 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 84 new deaths related to COVID-19 in Michigan on Tuesday.
As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase sharply across West Michigan, Spring Lake Public Schools announced Tuesday that it will switch to virtual-only learning.
GRAND RAPIDS — COVID-19 cases have been on a consistent rise and because of that, hospitals around West Michigan are nearing capacity.
The lack of obstetric and gynecological practitioners in the area has caused the North Ottawa Community Health System to close down its Family Birthing Unit.
The State of Michigan on Monday reported 9,010 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, and 62 deaths attributed to the coronavirus.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported another record-high number of daily cases Saturday. The state recorded 6,225 cases of COVID-19, going beyond Thursday's record of 5,710.
The daily number of new cases of the coronavirus in Ottawa County was under 200 on Friday for the first time since Monday.
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Ventec Life Systems will stop producing medical breathing machines in Kokomo by the end of the month, the company’s CEO has told employees.
Michigan on Thursday smashed its one-day-old record of daily new cases of the coronavirus.
There were two COVID-19-related deaths in Ottawa County and 19 in Michigan reported Wednesday.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 9-year-old son has been having trouble sleeping ever since we began social distancing more due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While he goes to bed at a reasonable time, he doesn’t seem to fall asleep until after midnight and often comes into my room to tell me he cannot sleep…
There were 43 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 3,106 new cases of the coronavirus in Michigan on Tuesday.
Lines started early and stayed long during the five-hour pop-up COVID-19 testing event conducted by the Michigan National Guard in Grand Haven on Monday.
The state health department reported 6,709 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Monday, and 17 deaths related to COVID-19.
Here is the latest information on the coronavirus in Michigan, including the number of cases state offices report and other updates affecting West Michigan.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest restrictions on indoor social gatherings has local restaurant owners scrambling to determine the legality of the order, and ponder what effect the restrictions will have on already suffering businesses.
The Ottawa County Department of Public Health reported 105 new cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths related to COVID-19 on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for some patients to keep on track with their regular breast cancer screenings. In the beginning of the pandemic, mammogram screenings dropped significantly.
LANSING (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Thursday tightened restrictions on indoor social gatherings and shifted the Traverse City region backward in Michigan's reopening plan, saying coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in three weeks and the statewide death rate has ri…
NEW YORK — A president who downplayed the coronavirus threat, scorned masks and undercut scientists at every turn. Governors who resisted or rolled back containment measures amid public backlash. State lawmakers who used federal COVID-19 aid to plug budget holes instead of beefing up testing…
The Ottawa County health department announced two more deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday.
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