For the third straight week, Cohasset reported single-digit new COVID-19 cases.
After reporting 19 new cases in the first report of April, Cohasset saw just five new cases last week according to the state’s latest numbers.
The five new cases bring Cohasset’s total count up to 409 since the start of the pandemic.
Cohasset’s risk categorization was downgraded to “green” after seven straight weeks in the state’s “yellow” risk category. The town continues to distance itself from the 11 straight weeks spent in the highest risk “red” category.
The town’s average daily incidence rate per 100,000 residents fell again this week, decreasing from 17.5 to 12.6.
Nightside Report March 12, 2021: Gov. Whitmer releases Executive Directive on state separation agreements, Ford Field in Detroit to become mass vaccination site
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Gov. Whitmer releases Executive Directive on state separation agreements
DETROIT – After the controversy surrounding the abrupt resignation and separation agreement involving former Michigan health chief Robert Gordon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered changes to the use of these agreements in state government.
Whitmer released an Executive Directive on Friday on how state agencies can end employee contracts.
The directive said state agencies can still enter into agreements with pay-outs something the state already does and it still allows for confidentiality agreements, unless it would cover up illegal activity.
Ford Field in Detroit to become mass vaccination site for Metro Detroit
State officials say everyone 16 and up will be eligible for vaccine starting April 5
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DETROIT – The Joe Biden Administration officially announced Friday morning it will be working with state officials to build a new major Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Detroit.
“I’m pleased to announce the addition of a new FEMA-supported site in Detroit,” said White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients. “This site, located at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, has the ability to administer 6,000 shots per day.”
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