Monthly Archives: April 2020

(April 23, 2020 3:24 PM)  Michigan reported 1,325 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 35,291. The State of Michigan is reporting 164* COVID-19-related deaths today, bringing the state total to 2,977. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 4/17/2020): 3,237.  This number is updated weekly. This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m. *Note on deaths (04/23/20): Regular reviews of death certificate data maintained in Vital Records reporting systems are conducted by MDHHS staff three times per week. As a part of this process, records that identify COVID-19 infection as a contributing factor to death are compared against all laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS). If a death certificate is matched to a confirmed COVID-19 case and that record in the MDSS does not indicate the individual died, the MDSS record is updated to indicate the death and the appropriate local health department is notified. These matched deaths are then included with mortality information posted to the Michigan Coronavirus website. As a result of the most recent assessment, today’s data includes 55 additional deaths identified by this methodology. Confirmed COVID-19…

(April 23, 2020 10:52 AM) The 12th District Court is working to support the Michigan Supreme Court's various Administrative Orders, by making a good faith effort to conduct proceedings remotely whenever possible, utilizing virtual courtrooms and livestreaming court hearings on YouTube. While the court remains closed to the public for all services conducted in the courthouse, effective immediately, District Court staff is contacting attorneys and non-represented parties to offer virtual court for many hearing types held by District Court. Parties wishing to take advantage of this opportunity can contact the court at 517-788-4260. Additionally, those wishing to challenge their tickets can do so via the court’s online ticket resolution option at www.d12.com. Payments can still be accepted online on www.d12.com or by calling 517-788-4250. The 12th District Court has created a COVID-19 information page on their website that includes District Court Judges and Magistrate YouTube Channels, Daily Docket and a COVID-19 FAQ. The information page is located here.

(April 23, 2020 10:31 AM) Today, the U.S. Dept. of Labor released numbers showing that 1,178,021 Michiganders have filed for unemployment since March 15, with 134,119 workers filing claims just last week.   The Michigan Unemployment Agency (UIA) has already provided an estimated 820,000 unemployed Michigan workers $1.37 billion in benefits. Approximately 24 percent of Michigan's labor force has filed for unemployment in the past five weeks. The five-week total breaks all previous unemployment records at 1.18 million new unemployment claims between March 15 and April 18. Nationally, about 4.4 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, raising the total number of workers who have lost their jobs since the coronavirus outbreak to more than 26 million.  The vast majority of workers who have yet to receive benefits will receive payments shortly after they complete the federal requirement to certify their claim two weeks after filing.   “We are committed to providing this emergency financial assistance to Michigan workers as quickly as possible, but we know we still have a lot of work left to do to get every dollar in benefits to the working families that need it most,” said Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Jeff Donofrio.…

(April 23, 2020 10:13 AM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) today announce the creation of the MiMortgage Relief Partnership with over 200 of Michigan’s financial institutions to recognize and expand upon the measures that these institutions have been taking to assist customers to ensure that no one experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 will lose their home during this public health crisis. Michigan’s financial institutions have been working hard to assist their customers during these unprecedented times. This partnership will encourage uniformity in available options for consumers in need of assistance, regardless of financial institution. “No one should have to worry about losing their home during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “With the MiMortgage Relief Partnership, Michigan’s credit unions, banks, and lenders have stepped to the plate to help our residents who are suffering financial losses due to COVID-19 by providing a 90-day grace period for mortgage payments.” By signing onto Governor Whitmer’s MiMortgage Relief Partnership, participating financial institutions have agreed that they will continue to work with their impacted residential mortgage loan borrowers in at least the following ways: Providing affected borrowers with a 90-day grace period for all…

(April 23, 2020 6:48 AM) Bar and restaurant owners have two remaining days before Friday’s deadline at 5 pm to request a spirits buy back from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC). As of late yesterday, the MLCC has submitted a total of 441 completed applications to the Michigan Department of Treasury for a total of $2,276,307.34 since the program began. The MLCC has received another 124 requests that are in process. That would be 565 businesses that have applied, to date.  Licensees can apply using an online fillable form and inventory form found at www.michigan.gov/lcc or they may submit the application and inventory form by first class mail, postmarked by Friday, April 24, 2020. A list of frequently asked questions about the program are also available on the MLCC website. Gov. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-46 authorizing the MLCC to offer a spirits cash buy back to liquor licensees whose businesses have been affected by Executive Orders related to the continuing COVID-19 health crisis. For more information on the coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency please visit the State of Michigan’s coronavirus website at www.michigan.gov/coronavirus.