Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19): Cases being monitored, test results pending
In the state of Michigan, as of March 11, 520 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were referred for monitoring to date, with 150 people under active monitoring for the virus -- 91 tests have returned negative.
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That’s according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The state was still reporting only two confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as of Thursday morning (March 12, 2020).
As of March 10 in Michigan, 493 cases were referred for monitoring to date, with 87 people under active monitoring for the virus -- 57 tests had returned negative.
To recap where we are in Michigan this week:
- As of March 10 -- 493 cases were referred for monitoring to date, with 87 people under active monitoring for the virus -- 57 tests had returned negative.
- As of March 11 -- 520 cases were referred for monitoring to date, with 150 people under active monitoring for the virus -- 91 tests have returned negative.
- The state announced its first two confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Both cases are in Metro Detroit. Read more about those cases -- a woman in Oakland County and a man in Wayne County -- right here.
- Those are the only two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan as of March 12, 2020.
- We are tracking events, schools, and businesses that have either been canceled, suspended, moved or modified right here.
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