KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County health officials are advising people to mask up due to high coronavirus transmission levels.
State health data is showing some of the highest new case rates are in Kalamazoo County, one of four Michigan counties with high transmission rates according to the CDC.
Health officials are confirming that the BA.5 subvariant is contributing to an elevated case rate across the country and in Michigan, with the seven day average of new cases at it’s highest in Kalamazoo County since May.
Michigan itself reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the first week of June with 1,968 new, confirmed cases per day between July 6 and July 12, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
But despite the rise in cases, Kalamazoo County has one of the highest vaccination rates in West Michigan with 68.8% percent of residents fully vaccinated, according to state health data.
Health officials saying also that hospitalizations remain low in Kalamazoo County, along with case rates in neighboring counties.
