Coronavirus cases seem to be slowing in MI

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton,

Associated Press

Published April 20, 2020 at 9:56 AM EDT

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Michigan’s coronavirus death toll has reached nearly 2,400 as state officials reported 83 additional deaths Sunday.

The number of new cases increased by 633, or 2 percent, from Saturday, giving Michigan 31,424 total reported cases of COVID-19.

Hospitals and public officials have been encouraged by the trend of slower growth of new cases in Michigan, although stay-at-home orders and business restrictions remain in place. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says some rules could change on May 1.

In the Upper Peninsula 66 cases of COVID-19 and ten deaths have been reported.

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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