Monthly Archives: May 2020

(May 17, 2020 9:07 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 3 PM Saturday, May 16, there are 2,237 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 1,029 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities. There have been a total of 55 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 18 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities. In Jackson, there are 179 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Parnall Correctional Facility, 93 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 69 at Duane Waters Health Center and 688 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility. Among staff, there are a total of 327 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.   In Jackson, there are 75 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Parnall Correctional Facility, 1 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 30 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 32 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility and 3 at Jackson Regional Warehouse. The Michigan Department of Corrections is listed as a separate jurisdiction in the daily MDHHS report of positive cases in the state. All other cases are reported by county.  MDOC prisoner cases are not included in the county…

(May 16, 2020 3:34 PM)  Michigan reported 425 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 50,504. The State of Michigan is reporting 55 COVID-19-related deaths today, bringing the state total to 4,880. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 5/15/2020): 28,234.  This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m. *Note on deaths (05/16/20): 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 19 additional deaths identified by this methodology. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Jurisdiction updated…

(May 16, 2020 2:02 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 413*** positive cases (cumulative), and 26 deaths (cumulative)*.  Today the Jackson County Health Department is providing a new statistic of recovered patients and that number is 247**. The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 9 PM Thursday, there are  1,000 confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities, 133 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff. As of 2 PM on Friday, May 15, there are 22 individuals with positive COVID-19 results who are inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. To date, a total of 118 positive COVID-19 HFAH inpatients have been treated and discharged. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category "MDOC" for the Michigan Statistics. **Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not available). *** Two cases were found to be duplicates in the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS) and were merged which created a decrease of 2 cases. Gender   Percent Male 193…

(May 15, 2020 6:57 PM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-90, which allows laboratory research to resume under stringent precautionary measures.  “The reopening of laboratory research in Michigan marks another step toward reopening our economy and getting Michiganders back to work,” Governor Whitmer said. “This partial and incremental reopening will allow my public health team to evaluate the effects of allowing these activities to resume, assess the capacity of the health care system to respond adequately to any increases in infections, and prepare for any increases in patients.”   The Safer at Home order, Executive Order 2020-77, allows some previously suspended work and activities to resume based on an evaluation of public health metrics and an assessment of the statewide risks and benefits. This now includes laboratory research.   Research laboratories (but not laboratories that perform diagnostic testing) must adhere to stringent workplace safeguards, including:  Assigning dedicated entry point(s) and/or times into lab buildings  Conducting a daily entry screening protocol for workers, contractors, suppliers, and any other individuals entering a worksite, including a questionnaire covering symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19 infections, together with, if possible, a temperature screening  Creating protocols and/or checklists to conform to the facility’s…

(May 15, 2020 6:33 PM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-89, further extending enhanced price gouging restrictions during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.   To ensure front-line workers and all Michiganders have access to necessary products during the public health crisis, Executive Order 2020-89 extends restrictions on excessive pricing of goods, materials, emergency supplies and consumer food items.    “The last thing Michiganders should have to worry about right now is being charged excessive prices for milk, bread and other common staples they need to care for themselves and their families during this public health crisis,” Governor Whitmer said. “By extending restrictions on price gouging, we can ensure Michiganders have access to the food, household supplies and other goods they need as we continue to flatten the COVID-19 curve.”   Consistent with prior executive orders on price gouging, Executive Order 2020-89 prohibits a person from selling any product more than 20% higher than what the person offered or charged for that product as of the date prior to the governor’s first state of emergency order (March 9, 2020), unless it is not an emergency supply and costs more than $1,000.    Merchants can increase prices by more than 20% if there was an increase in cost of…