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Michigan Reports 939 New Coronavirus Cases, 11 Deaths Wednesday - Across Michigan, MI - Michigan now has 577,203 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15,188 reported COVID-19 deaths.
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Michigan COVID-19 case rates have dropped 85% since a mid-November peak, but public health officials are still concerned about the more infectious B.1.1.7. variant of the virus.
The state of Michigan’s COVID-19 case rates are down to 113 cases per million – an 85% drop since a mid-November peak. But, even as COVID case rates in Michigan drop, health officials continue to monitor the spread of a more-infectious coronavirus variant.
Chief Medical Executive Doctor Joneigh Khaldun says when the B.1.1.7. variant is detected, there’s a swift response.
“We continue to move forward with a proactive public health response,” explains Khaldun. “This means isolation, quarantine and frequent testing whenever we identify outbreaks associated with the variant, so that we can slow the spread as much as possible.”
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