MANISTEE COUNTY — COVID-19 cases and test positivity rate remain on an upward trajectory in the Munson Healthcare system despite a slight dip in cases and the positivity rate statewide, according to Dr. Chrsitine Nefcy, chief medical officer for Munson Healthcare during Tuesday's virtual press conference.
Across the state, the COVID-19 test positivity rate is at 32.8% for the 14-day average and 27.8% for the daily average —" which is indicative of a very slow decline," Nefcy said.
However, the COVD-19 positivity rate for Munson Healthcare is up slightly for both the 14-day average at 27.2% and 28.8% for the daily average as of Jan. 23.
Nefcy also noted that in the Munson Healthcare region, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has gone above 100,000. The total number of cases as of Tuesday was 100,086 cases but she also said that the region is still below the positivity rate for the state as a whole.
Across the Munson Healthcare system there are:
• 88 COVID-19 hospitalizations;
• 57 who are unvaccinated, and 31 vaccinated but only five had a booster shot;
• 30 people in the intensive care unit with COVD-19;
• 24 were unvaccinated and six were vaccinated but none had a booster shot; and
• Four people on ventilators, three of whom were unvaccinated, and one was vaccinated but also did not have a booster shot.
Nefcy noted, that despite the omicron variant being less severe and having a lower mortality rate than previous COVID-19 variants—the sheer number of cases caused by the highly transmissible strain, has caused hospitalizations across the United States to remain at peak levels.
Nefcy continued to emphasize that vaccination was the best course of action, as there is a severe shortage of monoclonal antibodies.
She noted that Munson Healthcare only received 24 doses of the antibodies this past week. She emphasized some of the problems that the shortage of antibodies has caused.
"We had 147 referrals and were able to 64 doses last week, and that is purely secondary to the supply," Nefcy said noting that the demand far exceeds the supply.
Nefcy pointed this out because she has heard from people who say they won't get vaccinated and just get the monoclonal antibody.
• 88 COVID-19 hospitalizations.
• 57 who are unvaccinated, and 31 vaccinated but only five had a booster shot.
• 30 people in the intensive care unit with COVD-19, 24 were unvaccinated and six were vaccinated but none had a booster shot.
• Four people on ventilators, three of whom were unvaccinated, and one was vaccinated but also did not have a booster shot.
"I just want to stress for everybody (that the antibody) is in very short supply and there is absolutely no guarantee that we'll be to provide that for you if you contract COVID," Nefcy said.
A NEW APPROACH
Also at the press conference, public health officers from different health departments including Lisa Peacock from the Benzie-Leelanau Health Department and Health Department of Northwest Michigan had a chance to speak.
Peacock emphasized that the state and the U.S. are heading into a new stage of the pandemic, something like a new normal and that there will be a different approach to handling COVID cases going forward based on three principles.
She said those principles were preventing death and severe outcomes, protecting health care capacity and keeping vital infrastructure including schools and corrections function while also planning for a recovery. This would be done by using all tools available to the health department as well as using the concept of a "risk budget."
"We won't be able to stop COVID-19 cases from happening," Peacock said. "We're well past that."
She emphasized trying to get back to a sense of normalcy and working on a plan to find what "is an acceptable level of risk" and stick with the three principles while understanding that cases are going to go up, at least for the time being, according to Peacock.
To watch the full press conference, visit facebook.com/munsonhc/videos/312610247324815.
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