- Federal medical teams arrive to assist health care workers in overwhelmed Michigan hospitals
Federal military help arrived Friday in two Michigan hospitals, to support frontline health care workers overwhelmed by a near-record number of COVID-19.
from: WVPE
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- Health officials: Unvaccinated causing strain on hospitals, health systems
MDHHS data from Jan. 15-Nov. 19 shows that unvaccinated people account for 85.8% of COVID-19 cases, 87% of hospitalizations, and 86.4% of deaths.
from: Petoskey News-Review
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- Michigan COVID: Here's what to know Dec. 4, 2021
DETROIT – Michigan reported 18,443 new cases of COVID-19 and 277 virus-related deaths Friday -- an average of 9,221.5 cases over a two day period, nearly the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic.
from: WDIV ClickOnDetroit
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- MDHHS Updates COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance For Michigan Schools
LANSING, Mich. (CBS Detroit) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is updating guidance for schools amid a COVID surge. According to the department: You isolate when you are infected with COVID-19 and have tested positive, ...
from: CBS Detroit
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- Michigan hospitals at COVID-induced capacities, as moods turn angrier
Nearly one-in-four Michigan hospital patients has a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, packing the state's health systems to unprecedented levels Friday. Some hospitals said they've flown past near capacity levels and are now “beyond capacity” in ...
from: Bridge Michigan
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- Michigan hospitals near breaking point with COVID-19, other patients
Some Michigan health systems say their hospitals are nearly at the capacities they were a year ago before COVID-19 vaccines were available.
from: Detroit Free Press
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- State leaders react to plan to increase COVID-19 testing access
State of Michigan officials have announced their support of the federal plan to fund at-home testing for COVID-19 this winter, in an effort to help the battle against the Delta and Omicron variants. According to the state, the components of the federal ...
from: msnNOW
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- Michigan updates guidelines on close COVID-19 contacts returning to classrooms
As new, reported cases increase in the state, Michigan recommends that local health departments and schools work together to quickly isolate COVID-19 cases among students and staff, identify close contacts, and adopt quarantine policies that reduce the ...
from: Community 99
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- 'This is needless death, day after day,' health officials say at COVID-19 pushes hospitals to capacity
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hospitals in West Michigan are being pushed to capacity as the coronavirus surges, forcing officials to delay non-emergency procedures, prepare to add extra beds, and bring on more staff amid what one doctor described as “needless ...
from: mlive.com
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