Omicron variant identified in DC/IC as cases surge

IRON RIVER — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services notified the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department that the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories identified the Covid-19 Omicron variant within the district. “It is important to know that not all Covid tests are sequenced,” said Ruth Manier, Director of Community Health Services. “With the rapid rise in case counts over the last few…