In one word, YES! And, that's according to U of M, the Michigan Disease Surveillance System, Oxford Coronavirus Government Response Tracker and John Hopkins University Coronavirus database. That's a group of some pretty high-end experts.
It's been a tough two to three months for sure, and it certainly isn't over yet. The frustration rate among all of us has been high with some acting out exclaiming that their rights are being violated. But the information collected is showing the the Michigan "tough love" has been working, and keeping Michiganders alive, whether they want to live or not.
The modeling data collected showed that between Nov. 15 and Jan. 8, about 109,000 cases were prevented. Based on Michigan’s rate of fatality of 2.6%, that translates to 2,800 lives saved.