COVID-19 cases spiked yet again statewide on Tuesday, but Detroit’s rate is beginning to slow — and Michigan’s curve is looking less like that of New York by the day.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer: I’m trying to be transparent about coronavirus data
Gretchen Whitmer says hospital data are slowly improving about the coronavirus and blames a lack of funding for jammed phone lines for those trying to file for unemployment.
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Coronavirus has Michigan funeral homes stretched thin, fearing safety
Michigan funeral homes are running low on protective gear and N95 masks, forcing some to take drastic measures. One home says it may stop taking bodies altogether, while others have stopped embalming bodies.
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Some in masks, Michigan lawmakers extend Whitmer authority amid coronavirus
State lawmakers answered screening questions, had their temperature checked and some wore masks in the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as they extended Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency authority to battle the coronavirus through April 30.
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Opinion | Flattening the curve is not a winning strategy. Michigan must attack.
A retired physician assistant and Yooper has several suggestions on how to help both peninsulas protect and heal from COVID-19.
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Michigan families can get food, cash, internet during coronavirus crisis
Do you need help with food or cash through this coronavirus crisis? Want to know where to go to help? We have a list of Michigan resources.
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Opinion | Keeping Michigan schools closed is a devastating, necessary move
Medical experts have made it clear that putting children back into crowded classrooms and hallways puts them at risk, two Michigan superintendents write.
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What Michigan is doing to combat coronavirus, a timeline
Tracing COVID-19 from the first cases in Wuhan, China to more than 17,000 confirmed Michigan cases and 700 deaths by Monday morning. Bridge highlights the dizzying pace of executive orders, economic upheaval and the heartbreaking human toll.
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Beaumont has 1,500 workers with coronavirus symptoms, including 500 nurses
The numbers at Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest hospital system, are the latest reminder of the dangers facing hospital workers in metro Detroit.
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Michigan third in nation for coronavirus, last for data about patients
Unlike other states, Michigan doesn’t release information about coronavirus recoveries, patients on ventilators or in intensive care. Michigan is tied with six other states in releasing the least data, according to the COVID Tracking Project.