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The World Health Organization is reporting that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – After over a year of remote learning during the COVD-19 pandemic, Michigan students are finally back in the classroom. School leaders say the return to district buildings made it a lot easier to tally the number of students in attendance on Oct. 6 for the 2021-22 fall count day. State officials use count day data to determine school funding.

A registered nurse from southeastern Michigan has been arrested Wednesday in the theft of COVID-19 vaccination record cards from a Veteran’s Administration hospital.

Obesity rates in America are on the rise and the problem is spreading across the country -- including here in Michigan.

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo’s Kik Pool is opening for the summer starting today, allowing the public to come and swim after the COVD-19 pandemic closed the pool throughout 2020. The 2021 season at Kik Pool, 1018 Walter St., will run from Wednesday, June 9, to Sunday, Aug. 15. Related: Kalamazoo kids cool off during a day at Kik PoolPool passes will be available for purchase starting June 9 at the Kik Pool or the Kzoo Parks office. A family season pass is $90 for Kalamazoo city residents or $130 for non-residents, and includes up to six family members per address. More information on Kalamazoo’s Kik Pool is available at www.kzooparks.org/kikpoolRead more:Historic $550M donation will ‘revolutionize’ WMU for years to come, university president saysGot a PFAS story?

Czechs have lit candles at Prague Castle as the hard-hit nation pays its respects to the country's nearly 30,000 dead.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will be a little different this year as local establishments try to plan safe gatherings amid COVD-19 restrictions. Some bars are hosting a limited number of guests to enjoy a beer or a meal on Wednesday, March 17, while others are offering specials. Bars and restaurants are required to limit their indoor dining capacity to 50% and guests will have to wear a mask, unless they are eating or drinking. Here are places in the Ann Arbor-area to check out:Read more from MLive:A chef from Buffalo is bringing his chicken wing expertise to Ann ArborSelf-driving robot delivery startup raises $4.2 million to expand in Ann ArborMother-daughter duo run dumpling pop-up in Ann Arbor

The report said that at the time of the outbreak, businesses in Chicago were encouraged but not mandated to report COVID-19 cases. Under a revised order, “city-licensed businesses are now required to report any COVID-19–related suspension of operations and awareness of five or more confirmed COVD-19 cases among employees or patrons,” the report said.

INGHAM COUNTY, MI – A restraining order has been issued against an Upper Peninsula café that has refused to shutdown amid the COVD-19 pandemic. Ingham County Judge Wanda Stokes issued the order against Café Rosetta of Calumet on Thursday because it has continued to operate without a valid food service establishment license. Café Rosetta had already received a cease-and-desist order and summary suspension order from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). When Café Rosetta continued to offer indoor dining after this ruling, MDARD submitted a motion for a temporary restraining order to the 30th Judicial Circuit in Ingham County. “If we did close at that point, or only offer take-out, our business would be destroyed.”The temporary restraining order reaffirms the decisions and actions of the state regarding Café Rosetta’s operations, state officials said in a news release.

The state agency also reported another 2,951 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Indiana’s average daily number of newly confirmed COVD-19 cases reached 3,084 as of Monday. That is up almost 190% from a month ago and has continued rising to new highs that the state has seen during the pandemic.

Indiana’s average daily number of new confirmed COVD-19 cases reached 2,960 as of Sunday. That is up almost 190% from a month ago and has continued rising to new highs that the state has seen during the pandemic.