Latest data on #COVID19 hospitalizations in #Michigan:
▪️952 on Tuesday, ↗️25% in a week
▪️60% are in outstate hospitals
▪️Outstate hospitalizations ↗️48% in a week
▪️Grand Rapids region ↗️51% in wk
▪️Confirmed & Suspected COVID hospitalizations ↗️18%, +31% in outstate hospitals
▪️952 on Tuesday, ↗️25% in a week
▪️60% are in outstate hospitals
▪️Outstate hospitalizations ↗️48% in a week
▪️Grand Rapids region ↗️51% in wk
▪️Confirmed & Suspected COVID hospitalizations ↗️18%, +31% in outstate hospitals
.@crainsdetroit has interactive graphics detailing hospitalizations numbers for Southeast Michigan, outstate and combined, as well as positivity rates and the rolling 7-day new case average here (no paywall): crainsdetroit.com/coronavirus/co…
HAPPENING NOW: @GovWhitmer holding a press conference wearing a mask (first time, I think), raising alarms about the rising #COVID19 case counts.
She's reiterating public health code from DHHS that masks are still required inside public-facing businesses.
clickondetroit.com/health/good-he…
She's reiterating public health code from DHHS that masks are still required inside public-facing businesses.
clickondetroit.com/health/good-he…
“This peak is higher than what we saw in April,” @GovWhitmer says. “Our numbers are climbing. We need to take this seriously."
Without naming @SenMikeShirkey, @GovWhitmer calls his push for herd immunity "inhumane" and a "dangerous idea."
"Let me be clear, my administration will continue to make decisions based on facts, based on evidence... and following the science, not denying it.
"Let me be clear, my administration will continue to make decisions based on facts, based on evidence... and following the science, not denying it.
Gov. Whitmer signed a bill yesterday temporarily extending unemployment insurance eligibility from 20 weeks to 26 weeks. That extension expires Dec. 31.
She called on lawmakers to make the extension permanent.
crainsdetroit.com/government/whi…
She called on lawmakers to make the extension permanent.
crainsdetroit.com/government/whi…
.@DrKhaldun says Michigan has had 30,000+ confirmed cases of #COVID19 in past 30 days and 57% of those folks have been contacted for contact tracing. She emphasized the importance of people answering their phones and disclosing their close contacts.
Correction here: 57% of COVID-positive individuals had a contact tracing interview completed within 24 hours of testing positive.
77% of the 30,000 people who have tested positive for the virus in the past 30 days had been contacted for contact-tracing.
77% of the 30,000 people who have tested positive for the virus in the past 30 days had been contacted for contact-tracing.
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