Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released on Friday her first executive directive of 2021 on the use of separation agreements by state departments and agencies, with the goal of safeguarding the state from lawsuits and “reaffirming her commitment to accountability and transparency.”
Ottawa County identifies B.1.1.7 COVID-19 case with no travel history
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and last updated 2021-03-12 12:58:57-05
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. â The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant has been identified in Ottawa County, health officials announced Friday.
The confirmed case is younger than 20 years of age and had no known travel history.
âThe case is in isolation with close contacts identified,â said Dr. Heidel, medical director at the Ottawa County Department of Public Health. âAdditional measures take place when a variant is identified or even suspected, such as a strict 14-day quarantine and an extended contact tracing timeframe. With the case not having any travel history and the variant being highly transmissible, we are urging all people take extra precautions to avoid infection and furthering the spread of the virus.â
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reflects on COVID pandemic on anniversary of first cases
From changing precautions to Whitmer losing emergency powers in October, a lot has happened in the last year
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In addition to flags being lowered Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist are asking all Michiganders to turn their porch lights on from 8-9 p.m. to honor those lost to coronavirus.
In an exclusive interview with Local 4, Whitmer spoke with Rod Meloni and reflected on the past year.
She said she learned early on that she wanted to surround herself with bright people like epidemiologist and virologist and she said Michigan is blessed with a lot of those from Michigan State University and University of Michigan.
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WATCH: Whitmer gives update on COVID-19 response on pandemic s 1-year anniversary
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By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-03-10 13:37:58-05
LANSING, Mich. â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave an update on the state s pandemic response on the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 cases being identified in Michigan.
A tribute video was also unveiled.
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, also spoke.
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Michigan s test positivity rate was at 4.1% over the past week, up from 3.4% three-and-a-half weeks ago, Khaldun said.
Case rates are now at 114 cases per million and hospitalizations have also seen a slight increase, with a little more than 4% of inpatient beds being used to care for COVID-19 patients.