The Michigan Department of Health and Human Service's restriction of indoor dining was supposed to be lifted this Friday. It's expected to be extended until February 1.
Michigan reports 4,015 new COVID-19 cases, 176 more deaths
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and last updated 2021-01-07 15:35:06-05
LANSING, Mich. â Michigan reported 4,015 new cases of COVID-19 and 176 more deaths since Tuesday, according to the latest statistics from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
That includes 138 deaths identified through a vital records review.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 512,751 and the total number of deaths to 13,094 in Michigan.
As of Jan. 5, 363,611 people have recovered from the virus, according to the MDHHS.
More than 665,000 vaccines have been distributed throughout the state, and more than 152,000 doses have been administered to Michiganders so far.
The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department COVID-19 update: 1-6-2021
Jan. 6, 2021
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The Benzie Leelanau Health District is prepared to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine. (Courtesy Photo)
BENZIE AND LEELNAU COUNTY - The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 reported in Benzie County and seven new cases of COVID-19 reported in Leelanau County.
Today, Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced starting Jan. 11th, residents in Phase 1B are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. MDHHS announced changes to who is eligible for Phase 1B and now includes individuals 65 years and older and some frontline workers (school and childcare staff, frontline responders (County, state, and federal levels), and staff in jails, prisons, and shelters). Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has created an aging hotline to help assistant older adults inquiring about when/where for COVI
The MHSAA announced December 23
rd for Football, Volleyball, and Girls Swimming and Diving had to stop practices again to allow the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to properly instruct coaches and administrators how to properly administer the rapid antigen tests the student-athletes will be taking while preparing for competition to return. These three sports are the only sports to still have their postseason tournaments left to complete and were placed in a pilot program to use the tests. The MDHHS is helping distribute the tests at no costs to schools that were originally slated to go to senior and long-term living homes. Those homes are receiving the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.