In case you missed it, Governor Whitmer and MDHHS announced yesterday that Michigan saw a less severe peak in cases over the holidays than neighboring states and now has the lowest case rate in the region. Last week our 7-day average for daily cases was 3,136 and this week’s average is down (so far) to
In a press conference yesterday, Governor Whitmer provided an update on Michigan’s coronavirus situation. She acknowledged that officials are watching closely for a surge due to the recent end-of-year holiday season. When asked if the pause will be extended or revised, she responded “I would anticipate some more days of data before a determination is
Here’s a quick update on the coronavirus vaccines. So far, more than 166,000 doses have been distributed across the state, and more than 26,000 doses have been administered. Another 120,000 doses—half from Pfizer and half from Moderna—arrive this week, with a similar number of doses arriving next week. More than 300 distribution sites continue vaccinating
Pfizer’s vaccine is working its way around the country. Michigan hospitals were among the first to receive their doses because Pfizer is located in Kalamazoo, MI. Front line hospital staff began receiving vaccines as early as Monday. And according to latest reports, the US is in discussions with Pfizer for tens of millions more doses
We’re keeping it short and sweet today so everyone has more time to finish up before heading out for what we hope will be a very Happy Thanksgiving; and if you are lucky enough to have Friday off as well, we wish you a relaxing long weekend! New daily cases are on the rise across
Every day we hear about rising cases and making sure we’re following CDC safety guidelines such as wearing masks, social distancing, and avoiding large gatherings with people from multiple households. On Sunday evening Governor Whitmer, along with the MDHHS, announced a new 3-week public safety order closing high schools and colleges for in-person instruction, halting
As new cases and positivity rates continue to rise, we have to keep looking for positives where we can find them. Total Recovered Cases is up to 128,981 (as of November 6) and overall mortality rates keep falling. Michigan’s is now down to 3.4%; nationwide it stands at 2.3%. As previously mentioned, improved treatments and
With daily new coronavirus cases still rising, it’s easy to understand why so many people are concerned. In fact, over the last 7 to 10 days, we’ve seen record numbers of new daily cases—higher than last spring—and average positivity rates are up to about 5%. Unfortunately, these indicators are moving in the wrong direction. But
It seems that all the news about coronavirus lately is discouraging. Daily new cases and the 7-day average positivity rate are still elevated in Michigan. In fact, On October 18 the daily positivity rate rose to 6.14%. Thankfully the next day it was back down to 4.8%, but that’s still higher than officials would like
News on Michigan’s coronavirus front has been scarce since the MI supreme court ruling and subsequent MDHHS health safety orders. So, we did a little digging into the data posted daily at www.michigan.gov/coronavirus. It appears that the onset of colder weather has caused daily new cases to creep upward. And with the increases in cases