COVID-19 in Detroit a year later; triumphs and tragedy dominate 2020
By Corey Williams
DETROIT - It was March 11 last year when Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled because a virus that had already sickened tens of thousands worldwide had reached Michigan.
On March 11, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the St. Patrick s Day parade would be canceled. It was fast action, but it may have saved thousands. (Photo courtesy of Amber Ainsworth) All those folks standing shoulder to shoulder for hours, it was a recipe for the spread of the problem, Duggan told reporters at the time. He said it would be a matter of days before a city resident was infected.
COREY WILLIAMS
DETROIT It was March 11 last year when Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled because a virus that had already sickened tens of thousands worldwide had reached Michigan.
“All those folks standing shoulder to shoulder for hours, it was a recipe for the spread of the problem,” Duggan told reporters at the time. He said it would be “a matter of days” before a city resident was infected.
He was right. COVID-19 hit Detroit hard. But fast action by city leaders early in the pandemic may have slowed the rampant advance of the virus among Detroit’s largely Black population.
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DETROIT (AP) It was March 11 last year when Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled because a virus that had already sickened tens of thousands.