Detroit Free Press Michigan is ready to buy 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine , Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday, a move she says would help the state . It comes as county health departments and hospital systems of COVID-19 vaccines has kept them from getting shots into arms.More:More:The request coincides with the for the vaccine against the disease caused by the coronavirus. Although any Michigander 65 and older — along with teachers, police officers and many more first responders — are eligible to receive the vaccine, a litany of challenges at every level of...…Detroit Free Press Michigan is ready to buy 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine , Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday, a move she says would help the state . It comes as county health departments and hospital systems of COVID-19 vaccines has kept them from getting shots into arms.More:More:The request coincides with the for the vaccine against the disease caused by the coronavirus. Although any Michigander 65 and older — along with teachers, police officers and many more first responders — are eligible to receive the vaccine, a litany of challenges at every level of...WW…

Share This: Share This: Michigan is among eight states nationally that have not released details about the number of children who've died from novel coronavirus since the pandemic began.The state Department of Health and Human Services told the Free Press on Tuesday that "fewer than five" children have died of COVID-19 or its complications so far this year, but it would not disclose specifically how many kids have died or provide any other details. The MDHHS also would not tell the Free Press specifically how many children in the state have died...…Share This: Share This: Michigan is among eight states nationally that have not released details about the number of children who've died from novel coronavirus since the pandemic began.The state Department of Health and Human Services told the Free Press on Tuesday that "fewer than five" children have died of COVID-19 or its complications so far this year, but it would not disclose specifically how many kids have died or provide any other details. The MDHHS also would not tell the Free Press specifically how many children in the state have died...WW…

Detroit Free Press Michigan is on the precipice of another coronavirus surge, and if attitudes about social distancing and mask-wearing aren't embraced more fully now to stem growing case numbers, the state is headed for a spike that could overwhelm hospitals and sicken thousands more, a coalition of health care and business leaders warned Thursday."We're sort of on the razor's edge," said Wright Lassiter III, the president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, who is part of the coalition, which includes three other health care systems, four public...…Detroit Free Press Michigan is on the precipice of another coronavirus surge, and if attitudes about social distancing and mask-wearing aren't embraced more fully now to stem growing case numbers, the state is headed for a spike that could overwhelm hospitals and sicken thousands more, a coalition of health care and business leaders warned Thursday."We're sort of on the razor's edge," said Wright Lassiter III, the president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, who is part of the coalition, which includes three other health care systems, four public...WW…

Detroit Free Press The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan appears to be on the rise once again.The state Department of Health and Human Services reported 323 newly confirmed cases Wednesday — the single highest daily case count since May 31.It doesn't appear to be a blip, or a single day of higher numbers. The seven-day average of new cases has risen to 223, suggesting that Michigan's coronavirus curve is scaling up, rather than down.The seven-day average in new cases bottomed out June 15 at 152 cases per day.    Gov. Gretchen...…Detroit Free Press The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan appears to be on the rise once again.The state Department of Health and Human Services reported 323 newly confirmed cases Wednesday — the single highest daily case count since May 31.It doesn't appear to be a blip, or a single day of higher numbers. The seven-day average of new cases has risen to 223, suggesting that Michigan's coronavirus curve is scaling up, rather than down.The seven-day average in new cases bottomed out June 15 at 152 cases per day.    Gov. Gretchen...WW…