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After Detroit, Dearborn has the highest number of cases in Wayne County, about double the amount of comparably-sized cities.
Dr. Mouhanad Hammami is the Chief Health Strategist for Wayne County. The county’s COVID-19 case count is fairly low right now compared to other counties across the nation. Yet Hammami says when it comes to COVID-19 numbers in the county, he and other officials have noticed a glaring trend.
“Every week, we look at the top 10 municipalities that have 10 or more cases,” says Hammami. “Dearborn is always number one.”
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COVID-19 cases in Wayne County by percent of population infected.