The newest coronavirus case counts had been reported this afternoon by Monroe County and State of Michigan well being officers.
Monroe County now has 35 instances of the novel coronavirus Covid-19, based on the newest replace from the Monroe County Well being Division.
Coronavirus is a extremely contagious virus whose unfold has resulted in quite a few well being alerts, closings and cancellations in Michigan and elsewhere within the U.S. as public well being officers attempt to restrict the variety of those that are contaminated at one time.
The statewide chart is up to date at three p.m. every day, based mostly on numbers reported by late morning. Monroe County has been issuing its report shortly after three p.m.
There are actually four,650 coronavirus instances statewide, together with 111 deaths. Not one of the fatalities are in Monroe County. There are some deaths within the Downriver communities of Wayne County, based on a chart that Huron Township officers supplied to the information media.
Over 15,000 checks have been administered in Michigan, whether or not by public well being, hospital or industrial operations, state officers mentioned as we speak. In some instances, an individual had multiple check.
The Monroe County Well being Division has defined there’s a precedence system for who can get a check as provides can be found. Hospitalized sufferers and “symptomatic well being care employees” are amongst these on the precedence listing.
The primary case was reported in Michigan on March 10; and in Monroe County on March 14. A lot of the instances are within the metro Detroit space, together with Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
You will discover the newest numbers, together with the listing of government orders that have an effect on Michigan colleges, church buildings and companies at www.michigan.com/coronavirus.
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