Pontiac, Michigan – Oakland County is reminding parents and guardians that the county has several online resources that will help them understand vaccination rates and transmission of COVID-19 where they live as the school year gets underway.

Resources include a weekly report of new COVID-19 cases broken down by age and other pertinent information, maps that show the number of new cases within their school district boundaries and recent cases within their zip code, and a map and data page which show COVID-19 vaccine coverage by zip code. In addition, there is the COVID-19 case dashboard updated daily.

The weekly report of new COVID-19 cases shows that new cases continue to grow among school age and college age students. About two out of every five new cases from August 30 – September 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 percent.

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 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at both its North Oakland Health Center in Pontiac and South Oakland Health Center in Southfield in addition to pop-up clinics in the community. Click on 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. – 5:00 p.m. for more information.

The following is an update on progress vaccinating Oakland County residents, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of September 14, 2021:

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

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