Detroiters describe personal decisions when it comes to getting the vaccine Updated: Tags: DETROIT – Michigan is being called the epicenter of COVID-19 once again as the numbers across the state continue to climb. If that wasn’t bad enough, city leaders are now saying Detroit is seeing a new surge of COVID cases. This time those positive cases are in a different age demographic. “I can’t talk about the Coronavirus affecting the people of Detroit without talking about how it affected me,” said Orlando Bailey. 31-year-old Orlando Bailey is from Detroit. He’s one of the hundreds of thousands of people coping with the coronavirus outbreak. Like many, he lost a loved one to this deadly pandemic.