Michigan Coronavirus
Eastern Michigan University students to get head start on Thanksgiving break
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan University students will be starting their Thanksgiving break two days earlier this year. The Ypsilanti university is canceling classes on Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24 in order to extend the holiday break and give students additional time to wellness, according to a release. “This has been a challenging …
St. Clair County Health Department issues public health alert
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. – St. Clair County is experiencing a rapid and concerning acceleration of COVID-19 positive cases. As of Monday, Nov. 9 the county is experiencing a record 9.5% positivity rate. Due to the increase in people infected, the current level of new cases per day in November represents a 144% increase compared …
Washtenaw County Health Department issues public health emergency orders
WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Health Department is announcing local emergency public health orders to keep COVID-19 prevention and control strategies in place in the region, given that Michigan Executive Orders are now uncertain. Health Officer Jimena Loveluck has issued countywide orders on the use of face coverings, social gatherings, bar and restaurant …
Michigan health insurers agree to provide COVID-19 testing, treatment at no cost to patients through end of year
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services announced that the state has secured agreements from nearly all of the state’s health insurers to waive all out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing and treatments through the end of 2020, including copays, deductibles, and coinsurance. These agreements cover more than …
Breaking down massive distribution challenges facing eventual coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
Researchers around the globe are working to create a safe and effective coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, but once that’s been accomplished, distributing that vaccine to the world’s population is going to be a massive challenge. In fact, preparations for vaccine distribution are already underway. Millions of doses of the top vaccine candidates are already being produced. …
Breaking-down the numbers as Michigan confirms highest daily coronavirus count since April
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) (09/11/2020)-More than 13-hundred new COVID-19 cases have been recorded across the state in the last 24 hours. That’s a relatively significant increase – and the state’s largest single-day jump since April — but that number alone doesn’t tell the whole story. It’s why ABC 12 reached out to an expert to put …
‘They don’t care about the health of our children’
The following is a response to our call for people to share thoughts and concerns about Michigan schools returning to in-person learning this fall. “I don’t understand why they want kids in school but all school board meetings are online, and all of the state employees are working from home. So now they want kids …
Michigan health officials contacting residents about COVID-19 contact
DETROIT – Coronavirus cases are rising in Michigan and the state is trying to ramp up its contact tracing — but it’s hard to trace when you can’t be contacted. Michigan health officials are asking residents to pick up the phone, because it could be information related to COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, …
Only 122 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients still admitted; 1,972 discharged
DETROIT – Almost 2,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last two months, and fewer than 125 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,972 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 122 remain hospitalized. As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, an …
Detroit woman warns criminals are still managing to break the law while staying home
DETROIT – Criminals are also quarantining, staying at home, but still scheming to do crime. One Detroit woman says she’s not only the victim of identity theft, but also harassment all because a person behind a computer screen decided to be a criminal. “Just be aware, don’t allow. It feels weird. it is weird,” said …
