Michigan house centipedes: Why you shouldn’t kill them
You’ve probably seen those creepy, crawly house centipedes darting around your wall. Should you be very, very afraid?
The quick answer is no -- not at all. The house centipede is harmless. It’s a common instinct to kill an insect with this many legs as quickly as possible, but they could be protecting you from spiders (which are even worse!).
Metro Detroit father hospitalized for 6 months due to COVID reunites with his young daughter
To say it’s been a long hard road for Mike Purdy would be an understatement.
The Grosse Pointe father has been in the hospital for nearly the past six months. He’s been unconscious most of that time. Now, he’s alert and able to interact, but still unable to speak.
Finally, his 4-year-old daughter Samantha was able to see her father since his difficult journey began.
Looking for COVID-19 vaccines in Metro Detroit: Track openings, clinics, appointments 💉
Michigan became COVID hotspot as variants rose and vigilance fell
Michigan has become the current national hotspot for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations at a time when more than half the U.S. adult population has been vaccinated and other states have seen the virus diminish substantially.
Doctors, medical professionals and public health officials point to a number of factors that explain how the situation has gotten so bad in Michigan. More contagious variants, especially the mutation first discovered in Britain, have taken root here with greater prevalence than other states. Residents have emerged from harsh, lengthy state restrictions on dining and crowd sizes and abandoned mask wearing and social distancing, especially in rural, northern parts of the state that had largely avoided severe outbreaks. The state has also had average vaccine compliance.
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Pure Michigan weather: 1 week after snow, 80s in Metro Detroit
There are only two words that can accurately describe the turns in weather over the last week or so -- Pure Michigan.
Exactly one week since measurable April snow took over Southern Michigan, with as much as four inches in spots near the Ohio border, we’ll be pushing toward a heat record.
Weather: Calm before the warm ♨️
Coronavirus in Michigan 💉
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 819,320 as of Saturday, including 17,289 deaths, state officials report.
Saturday’s update includes a total of 4,698 new cases and 121 additional deaths -- including 91 deaths identified during a review of records, meaning they did not occur between Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the state reported 814,622 total cases and 17,168 deaths.
The state reported a total of 626,254 recoveries from the virus on Saturday. The state no longer provides coronavirus data updates on Sundays; the next update is expected Monday afternoon.
Testing has been steady around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate above 12% as of Saturday, lower than one week ago. Hospitalizations have increased over the last several weeks, now at the highest point of the pandemic.
Michigan continues to lead the nation in new COVID-19 cases. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 4,859 on Saturday -- the highest since December, but lower than two weeks ago. The 7-day death average was 65 on Saturday, slightly higher than the last two weeks. The state’s fatality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 175,800 on Saturday.
Michigan has reported more than 6.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Saturday, with 47.3% of residents having received at least one dose.
Here’s a look at more of the data: