Lansing, Mitch. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first case of Coxid-19 variant B.1.351 has been found in a child in Jackson County. The health department did not say how the boy became infected but is investigating the case to determine close contacts and …
Read More »Michigan Health Director will resign, contact sports, COVID variant
Lansing, Mitch. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer provided an update on COVID-19 in the state, including more about the future of contact sports, the spread of the new COVID type, and the resignation of Michigan’s health director. Here are our seven gifts from the Monday afternoon briefing. Whitemayer has reported …
Read More »Michigan confirms first 2020 case of a rare ‘polio-like’ disease in a Macomb County child
DETROIT – Michigan has confirmed its first case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2020, a rare condition that attacks the nervous system, specifically in children. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) confirmed the first case in a child in Macomb County. Two other possible cases are …
Read More »Michigan health officials contacting residents about contact COVID-19
DETROIT – Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Michigan and the state is trying to increase its contact tracking, but it is difficult to track when it cannot be contacted. Michigan health officials are asking residents to pick up the phone as it could be information related to COVID-19. …
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