February 2021

For the first time in two weeks, Michigan's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is over 1,000 cases per day.That average is now 1,037, a 23% increase from an average of 844 a week ago.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate on…

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For the third day in a row, Michigan's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is up slightly.Michigan's seven-day average of daily new cases is now 966 new cases per day, a 7% increase from an average of 901 a week ago. The statewide…

After weeks of decline, Michigan's seven-day average of new cases and the positive rate of coronavirus diagnostic rates are up slightly.These increases come three weeks after restaurants in Michigan reopened for dining, as well as many…

Representative Fred Upton was censored by the Cass County Republican Party in his home state of Michigan for his vote to remove Georgian MP Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee duties.Upton announced the censorship in a series of…

Cass County GOP voted to pass resolution saying vote to remove Georgia Republican Greene from its committees was an "attack" on first-year lawmaker for not being "afraid to speak out ", adding that his comments, which include hinting at…

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - About 90 minutes after a routine Grand Traverse County Board meeting began, with its agenda teeming with mundane topics such as roads and libraries, seven have passed. startling seconds that have garnered the kind…

Michigan's 83 counties now have a positivity rate below 8%, and Wexford, Lapeer and Newaygo counties are the only counties to reach or exceed 7%.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.3% from 3.6% a week ago…

HONOR, Mich. – A small insect that can kill hemlocks by feeding on their sap has been detected at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan.Earlier this month, investigators found round, white ovisacs characteristic of…

HONOR, Mich. (AP) - A small insect that can kill hemlock trees by feeding on their sap has been detected at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan.Earlier this month, surveyors found round, white ovisacs…

HONOR, Michigan (AP) - A small insect that can kill hemlock trees by feeding on their sap has been detected at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural…

Five of Michigan's eight MI Start regions ultimately fell to a lower risk level after three months at the highest level the state uses to assess coronavirus risk.The Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Traverse City, and Upper Peninsula areas…

Sixty of Michigan's 83 counties saw a drop in new coronavirus cases last week from the previous week, and 57 counties saw a drop in positivity rates.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.7% down from 4.2% a week ago.…

The freezing weather that keeps many Michigan residents at home also seems to be helping to reduce the number of coronaviruses.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.8% from 4.4% a week ago. Meanwhile, the seven-day…

Michigan now ranks 47th among 50 states for the seven-day average number of coronavirus cases per capita; only Hawaii, North Dakota and Oregon rank lower.The state's seven-day average number of coronavirus cases hit its lowest point since…

Sixty-eight of Michigan's 83 counties have seen the number of coronavirus cases drop in the past seven days from the previous week.The seven-day average of new daily cases is now 1,259 new cases per day, down 25% from an average of 1,547…

Twenty-five of Michigan's 83 counties are now below the 3% benchmark on the seven-day average for coronavirus positivity testing, and 45 are below 5%.New for the latter group: Macomb and Kalamazoo, which join Wayne, Oakland, Kent, Genesee,…

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. - A new, more contagious strain of coronavirus was first reported in a third county in Michigan.Health officials say a confirmed case of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 known as B117 has been reported in…

Forty-two of Michigan's 83 counties are now below the 5% benchmark on the seven-day average for coronavirus testing positivity.Among the counties in this group: Wayne, Oakland, Kent, Genesee, Washtenaw and Ottawa.The statewide seven-day…

For the first time in nearly four months, Michigan's positivity rate fell below 4% on diagnostic testing for coronaviruses.Of the tests included in Wednesday's report, 1,542 - or 3.8% - out of 39,755 came back positive for the virus. The…

Wayne County, Michigan, Attorney said Monday she would dismiss all charges related to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) violation of COVID-19 executive orders after a state Supreme Court ruling. Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office released a…

Wayne County, Michigan, District Attorney said on Monday she would dismiss all charges related to the Gov. violation. Gretchen whitmerGretchen WhitmerOvernight Health Care: Pfizer recall may be crucial against omicron Whitmer says Biden…