Michigan officials recommend antibody therapy to drive down COVID-19 hospitalizations amid surge
By: Gabi Dunham
and last updated 2021-04-15 06:55:36-04
In the past six days, Michigan has added 31,446 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 756,564.
As COVID-19 numbers across the state continue to soar, Michigan continues to identify thousands of cases of a new more infectious variant and more than 1,000 new outbreaks.
âIncluding new outbreaks in K-12 schools, manufacturing and construction, long term care, childcare, retail restaurants and bars,â Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said in Wednesdayâs briefing.
Right here in mid-Michigan counties, cases are up 68 percent from last week. Clinton County identified 183 new cases, Eaton County tacked on 399 new cases. Jackson County saw 759 new cases, and Ingham County has identified 892 new cases since April 6.
Gov. Whitmer defends Michigan health director vacationing out of state amid COVID surge
Director Elizabeth Hertel traveled to Alabama without being full vaccinated
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The issue began last Friday when pictures appeared online of Whitmer’s Chief Operating Officer Tricia Foster on vacation in Florida. The state said she was fully vaccinated but the governor had just spoken of personal responsibility that day, even cautioning against travel to Florida a week prior.
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On Wednesday, Whitmer was asked about Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel spending spring break in Alabama without being fully vaccinated.
“There have never been travel restrictions in Michigan, there just haven’t been. What we have done is to ask people to be smart to get vaccinated to mask up,” she said. “What directors do on their personal time is their business.”
Michigan governor s top aide vacations in Florida; reaction from state Rep. Steve Johnson.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended her state s health director traveling to Alabama while not fully vaccinated, even though the governor discouraged traveling amid a nation-leading spike in COVID-19 cases.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel traveled to Gulf Shores, Alabama, despite Whitmer’s warnings against traveling as spring break started up across America.
Whitmer defended the director’s travel during a press conference on Wednesday, saying she would not get distracted by partisan hit jobs on my team. There have never been travel restrictions in Michigan. There just haven t been, Whitmer continued.
Michigan HHS Director Elizabeth Hertel went on a vacation to Alabama last week as Michigan’s COVID cases soared and officials urged residents to stay home.
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