Oakland County provides update on coronavirus testing, new health order

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Oakland County officials provided an update on the county’s ongoing coronavirus response on Tuesday morning.

Oakland County Executive David Coulter held a news conference via Facebook Live and teleconference to announce a partnership for additional COVID-19 testing in Oakland County.

Oakland County issued the new order on Monday that will require all employees providing essential services to wear masks.

Workers who have face-to-face contact with customers or workers who handle good that will be purchased, such as grocery store workers, must wear masks.

As of Monday, Oakland County has more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and more than 300 deaths.