COVID surge locally is 'as bad as we've ever been'

CADILLAC — One Munson infectious disease physician says the current COVID-19 surge in the region is "as bad as it's ever been."
"This thing is raging right now, and that's for a couple of reasons," said Dr. Christopher Ledtke, infectious disease physician for Munson Healthcare.
The number one reason is the spread of SARS-COV-2 variants in Michigan; the state has the second-highest number of variants in the U.S., with the B.1.1.7—otherwise known as the United Kingdom variant—dominating in Michigan, Ledtke said.
A state monitoring program tests a small percentage of cases for variants.
"We don't actually know how widespread this is but we suspect that it's very widespread," Dr. Ledtke said.

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