Michigan reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since December
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Michigan sees alarming rise in COVID-19 cases
Chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun addresses the coronavirus uptick in the state.Bloomberg via Getty Images
Michigan has reported its highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases since early December, as the state is in the midst of a coronavirus surge.
On Saturday, the state health department reported 8,413 new COVID-19 cases. That compares to 1,536 new cases reported one month ago, on March 3.
Cases have been rapidly increasing over the past month, with Michigan now experiencing the most severe surge of viral spread in the nation, according to the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.
Michigan reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since December
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 doses are prepared at a vaccine outreach clinic at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The clinic was put on by the Kalamazoo County Health Department with volunteers from Mt. Zion. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)
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