Ontonagon gets first COVID-19 case

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HANCOCK — Ontonagon County has its first case of COVID-19, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department announced over the weekend.

Department officials said they were notified of the positive test late Friday night and are investigating whether others have had close contact with the individual.

“We will be closely monitoring any individuals who may have had direct, personal contact with the identified case, such as household contacts,” the department’s health officer, Kate Beer, said in a release Saturday. “Please remember this is a...