Blog tagged as COVID-19

The Michigan Association of Local Public Health said members will continue to evaluate the future of COVID-19 and attempt to repair relationships at a local level after public distrust and politicalization hit a peak during the pandemic.

A significant winter surge of COVID-19 appears to be gaining a foothold in Michigan nursing homes and across the country, according to AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 dashboard.

President Joe Biden declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was over during a 60 Minutes interview and Michigan health officials say it's time to start transitioning out of the pandemic.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/06/22) An average of 33 people have died every day this year of COVID-19, according to statistics reported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), putting Michigan's total COVID death total at 38,121 since 2020.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/09/2022) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 Monday evening after testing negative Monday afternoon.