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MICHIGAN GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER speaks Wednesday in Lansing. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the stateâs chief medical executive and chief health deputy, is at right. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan health officials on Wednesday urged primary care physicians to enroll to administer COVID-19 vaccines, as the state prepared to quickly begin vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds after U.S. authorization.
“The most important thing we can do right now is to make vaccines available for whenever someone is ready,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state’s chief medical executive and chief health deputy, said during a news conference. “We know that patients trust their doctors and when they are ready to get vaccinated, we want you to have vaccine on hand.”
Michigan adds 2,057 cases, 112 deaths from COVID-19
Michigan on Thursday added 2,057 new coronavirus cases and 112 deaths from COVID-19.
The latest figures bring Michigan s total number of cases to 871,569 and deaths to 18,469 Thursday since the virus was first detected in March 2020, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Last week, the state added 18,248 new cases and 464 deaths from the virus.
During the previous week of April 25 through May 1, the state added 25,065 cases and 454 deaths. The week of April 18-24, Michigan added 34,013 new cases and 449 deaths.
The weekly record of 50,892 cases was set in the week of Nov. 15-21. The second highest weekly total was 47,316 the week of Nov. 22-28.
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Covid-19 cases among children rise in some parts of the U.S.
Several states including Colorado, Michigan, and Vermont have reported notable spikes in Covid-19 case rates among children. For instance, according to the
Michigan Health & Hospital Association, the state saw the number of children hospitalized with severe Covid-19 hit 70 during the week of April 19, twice as many as the worst days of November.