Governor Gretchen Whitmer is blaming COVID-19 variants for the high infection rates.
According to the CDC, Michigan has 1,200 known cases of the U.K. variant. This variant is believed to be more transmissible.
Michigan ranks second in U.K. variant cases behind Florida.
6,311 is the highest daily COVID-19 case count since December, when the virus was leaving a deadly surge across Michigan.
âWeâve got a high proportion of variants and that means coronavirus spreads faster. These are much more contagious,â said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. âWe have to keep watching the numbers.â
A phrase that sends a chill down restaurant ownersâ spines. As they wonder, could more cases cause another shut down?