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State of Michigan
Speaking at a news conference Friday morning, Governor Whitmer also detailed problems with vaccine rollout.
The state health department will allow indoor dining to resume, with restrictions, starting on February 1.
Michigan has seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 infections from the height of the second wave this fall. Speaking at a news conference Friday morning, Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state has seen a 70% reduction in cases.
“On November 15, when the pause was announced, Michigan had 734 cases per million,” says Whitmer. ”Now we’re down to 177 cases per million.”
Due to the drop in new infections, the state health department will allow restaurants to resume indoor dining on February 1 with restrictions on capacity and a 10 p.m. curfew. Concessions at casinos and movie theaters may also reopen on the same date.