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Health regulations promoted by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and MDHHS prevented over 100,000 COVID-19 infections and thousands of deaths.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) “Pause to Save Lives” did exactly that – save lives according to a University of Michigan study.
Moving high schools and colleges to online-only instruction, along with shutting down entertainment venues and indoor dining likely prevented over 100,000 COVID-19 infections and 2,800 deaths.
U of M Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Marisa Eisenberg, says the states with more stringent regulations did a better job of handling the pandemic.
“What we found was that states that had a higher average government response index, which is this sort of measure of government action in response to COVID, did better in terms of having lower total numbers of cases over the holiday season,” says Eisenberg.
Active cases of COVID-19 in Michigan down 60% in past month
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-02-01 09:04:07-05
(WXYZ) â Active cases of COVID-19 have gone down 60% in the past month, according to data from the state.
On December 30, Michigan reported 157,400 active cases of COVID-19. On Jan. 30, there were 62,800 active cases.
Additionally, active cases peaked at 218,100 on Dec. 11.
Percent positivity in COVID-19 cases has been decreasing as cases have significantly declined since the beginning of the surge in November.
According to preliminary findings by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, increased COVID-19 restrictions over the holidays after the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in Michigan.
Michigan's strict public health measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays have proven successful at preventing
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Strict public health measures during holidays likely saved lives
Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas following the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan-potentially avoiding thousands of deaths during the holiday season, according to preliminary findings by the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
“Our modeling suggests that the state’s social distancing measures, although challenging for Michiganders, prevented illness and deaths, providing some relief to our already stretched health care system,” said associate professor Marisa Eisenberg, who has been working with the state of Michigan since the beginning of the pandemic to provide data analysis and modeling related to COVID-19.
Pause to Save Lives may have prevented thousands of deaths in Michigan, U-M researchers say
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-01-28 14:55:06-05
(WXYZ) â Increased COVID-19 restrictions over the holidays after the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in Michigan, according to preliminary findings by the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Researchers said the measure potentially avoided thousands of deaths.
âOur modeling suggests that the stateâs social distancing measures, although challenging for Michiganders, prevented illness and deaths, providing some relief to our already stretched health care system,â said associate professor Marisa Eisenberg in a news release. Eisenberg has been working with the state of Michigan since the beginning of the pandemic to provide data analysis and modeling related to COVID-19.