Michigan surpasses 700,000 cases of COVID-19
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Michigan adds 8,413 cases, 57 deaths from COVID-19
The Detroit News
Michigan on Saturday added 8,413 new COVID-19 cases, and 57 deaths, and posted the sixth weekly case increase in a row.
The latest figures bring the state s total number of deaths to 16,218 and cases to 692,206 since the virus reached Michigan in March 2020, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
This week the state added 39,637 cases and 192 deaths from the virus. The deaths announced Saturday included 51 identified during a vital records review.
It was the highest weekly case total since Nov. 29-Dec. 5, when 45,015 new cases were reported.
Last week, the state recorded 27,758 new cases and 129 deaths. At the end of November, the state established the weekly record of 50,892 cases.
Police checking parolees find weapons, ammunition and drugs
April 1, 2021
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ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) Police making compliance checks on parolees in southern Michigan have seized five firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
The ammunition, two assault-style rifles, a shotgun and two 9 mm handguns were found Tuesday in a Lenawee County home, The Daily Telegram in Adrian reported Thursday.
Investigators from the Region of Irish Hills Narcotics Office worked with Michigan Department of Corrections agents to check on people on parole from prison.
State law prohibits parolees from possessing firearms, according to the newspaper.
The checks on parolees also found some who were in possession of marijuana and narcotics. One person had crack cocaine and paraphernalia used for drug trafficking, police said.
Michigan among top four states for most COVID-19 tests in prisons
Michigan is among four states doing the most COVID-19 testing among inmates, a national group announced Thursday as part of a wide-reaching study of how prisons across the country have addressed the pandemic.
Colorado, Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan had the highest testing rates among the 32 states studied for COVID-19 testing rates among inmate populations, according to a study released Thursday by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice.
The study also found that while testing for COVID-19 varied among states the better outcomes were in the four states with the most testing. Vermont, for example, reported no deaths of prisoners from COVID-19.
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