YPSILANTI, MI (AP)-- Eastern Michigan University is keeping residence halls closed until at least mid-September.
President James Smith says the risk of spreading the coronavirus is “quite serious” as the Labor Day weekend holiday approaches.
Other schools around Michigan are cautiously welcoming students to campus. Students are moving into dorms this week at the University of Michigan and Grand Valley State University. Michigan Technological University began the annual ritual last week.
Meanwhile, the state health department reported 779 new virus cases and four additional deaths Tuesday, raising the death toll since spring to 6,417.
