Calhoun County Public Health Department

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and schools return to session, one local school district learned this week of two positive cases.

The Battle Creek Police Department has temporarily closed to the public again after four members of the department tested positive for COVID-19.

You can get a free COVID-19 test at Rite Aid in Battle Creek by appointment.

The Calhoun County Public Health Department has announced a mass-testing for COVID-19 event scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday for county residents.

A weekend testing event in Albion for those that did not have access to COVID-19 testing fared well for Calhoun County residents.

The Calhoun County Public Health Department is working with the state to test anyone who wants it Saturday and Sunday in Albion; Albion was selected because the Governor’s office identified it as a region without local access to testing.

Statements from Post Cereal in Battle Creek and an officer with the Calhoun County Public Health Department confirm 10 employees for Post Cereal Battle Creek have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Calhoun County Public Health Department is looking for some assistance in their quest to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The department counters that there are no people being treated for coronavirus in the county

The 48-hour notice has been waived.