At least nine died in Michigan from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths statewide to 24 while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to nearly 1,800.
At least nine more are dead from COVID-19 in Michigan, bringing the total to 24, and 463 new reported cases pushed the statewide tally to 1,791 today, with at least 23 in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
Much of Michigan is at a standstill that will continue 'til at least mid-April after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a sweeping executive mandate issued this morning, ordered all business operations that are “not necessary to sustain or protect life” to close, also directing residents to stay at home except in very limited circumstances.
As governors across the Midwest order their residents to shelter in place amid multiple statewide lockdowns, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed back yesterday: “We are not there,” she said.
The recreational marijuana industry is continuing to plant its roots in the capital city as Lansing’s third recreational marijuana dispensary opened its doors for adult-use sales earlier this morning.