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Oakland County offers several online resources to help parents of students understand vaccination rates and transmission of COVID-19. This includes a weekly report of new COVID-19 cases broken down by age and a map that shows hot spots.
With the start of school this fall, Oakland County offers several online resources to help parents understand vaccination rates and transmission of COVID-19.
This includes a weekly report of new COVID-19 cases broken down by age; maps that show the number of new cases within their school district; and recent cases within their ZIP code, along with a map and data page that show vaccine coverage by ZIP code. Also, the COVID-19 case dashboard is updated daily at oakgov.com/covid.
From Aug. 30 to Sept. 12, 3,512 total confirmed and probable cases were reported in Oakland County. The weekly report shows that new cases continue to grow among school age and college age students. About two out of every five new cases from Aug. 30 – Sept. 12 were 29 years old or younger. One in five new cases were between the ages of five and 18. The seven-day percent positivity rate for COVID-19 testing continues to notch up to 7.27%.
The COVID-19 case dashboard indicates the seven-day average for new cases in Oakland County is 263 or over 1,800 per week, as of Sept. 13
Over 49,000 Oakland County residents 12-19 years old have not received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Oakland County Health Division continues to hold daily vaccine clinics from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at its North Oakland Health Center in Pontiac and South Oakland Health Center in Southfield, in addition to pop-up clinics in the community. Go to OaklandCountyVaccine.com to locate the nearest Health Division vaccine clinic. Those who do not have access to the Internet may call the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. for more information.
An updated look at Oakland County’s vaccine progress with information from the state of Michigan:
Total eligible residents 16 and older: 1,029,737
Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 753,049
Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 700,676
Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 73.1 percent
Total eligible residents 12 and older: 1,091,389
Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 786,115
Number of residents 12 years and older who have completed vaccination: 730,115
Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 72.0 percent
Total eligible senior residents 65 and older: 217,676
Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 188,484
Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 179,697
Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 86.6 percent
Total doses distributed within Oakland County: 1,552,975
Total doses administered within Oakland County: 1,460,000
Percentage of doses administered within Oakland County: 93.9%
Total third doses administered in Region 2 North (Oakland, Macomb, and St. Clair counties): 15,252
