Fourth Surge May Be a Second Wave
The CDC announced on April 7 that a coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K is now dominant in the U.S. In some ways, we re almost in a new pandemic, said one prominent public health expert earlier about the more transmissible variant. April 12, 2021, 7am PDT | Irvin Dawid Share B117, the coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom in December, is now the most common variant in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, reported Stephanie Soucheray for CIDRAP News on Wednesday, April 7.
Nearly 200 new COVID cases reported in Upper Thumb
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There were 193 new coronavirus cases and one new death reported in the Upper Thumb on the state’s two-day report April 12.
State data showed Huron County saw a two-day increase of 49 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-related death, bringing the county to 2,648 confirmed cases and 62 deaths.
Tuscola County saw the region’s largest increase with 86 new cases, bringing the county to 4,115 confirmed cases and 137 deaths.
Sanilac County saw an increase of 58 cases, bringing the county to 3,144 confirmed cases and 82 deaths.
There was a statewide test positivity rate of 14.7% April 11. Testing data showed Huron County saw a 24% positivity rate, with seven positive tests out of 29 processed. Tuscola County saw a rate of 22%, with 28 positive tests out of 127 processed. Sanilac County led the region with a 35% positivity rate, based on 47 positive tests out of 133 processed.
By Justine Coleman - 04/12/21 02:27 PM EDT
The CDC director addressed the growing spread of COVID-19 in the Wolverine State by saying sending more vaccines to the state won’t solve the problem, as immunizations take two to six weeks to affect coronavirus statistics.
Michigan has seen cases skyrocket at a higher rate than in other states, rising sevenfold since its lowest point in February with a current seven-day average of 7,377 new cases per day, according to The New York Times. Hospitalizations have reached a seven-day average of 3,570.
ADVERTISEMENT When you have an acute situation, an extraordinary number of cases like we have in Michigan, the answer is not necessarily to give vaccines in fact we know the vaccine will have a delayed response, she said.