Michigan health officials are reporting 451 new cases of the coronavirus and 7 additional COVID-19 deaths.
Michigan now has 102,468 total confirmed coronavirus cases and 6,480 COVID-19 deaths.
Sunday the state was at 102,017 confirmed cases with 6,473 deaths.
The state is now providing weekly updates on the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19. These numbers will be updated every Saturday.
As of August 28, 76,151 are being reported as recovered in Michigan.
The state defines ‘recovered’ as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not available).
Stormcloud Brewing Company says the Stormcloud Pub and Parkview Taproom are closed after an employee tested positive or COVID-19.
Stormcloud says anyone who visited the pub on August 27 between 4 – 10:30 p.m. should self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
Parkview Taproom and Stormcloud Pub will be closed for the next few days.
“We have been very diligent with the COVID precautions we have taken and the safety procedures we have implemented in both our pub and taproom this summer. And we are proud of the overwhelming support from our staff who have gone above and beyond to implement those procedures and successfully work through the continual challenges they have been presented with this year. Moving forward, we are working with the Health Department’s recommendations regarding the health of our staff, in addition to following the department’s reopening guidelines for our pub and taproom,” Stormcloud said in a release posted to its website.
Detroit has a new public memorial honoring those who have died of COVID-19.
It features 900 faces on billboards, which line a bridge where 15 funeral processions will be driving past on Monday.
The processions will be paying tribute to the nearly 1,500 who have died citywide, so far.
Detroit Arts and Culture Director Rochelle Riley, says “Look at those faces that represent the spirit of Detroit.”
The majority of the U.S. is seeing a drop in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
But as we seem to be moving in the right direction, many colleges are battling spikes on campus.
At the University of Kansas, nine fraternity houses are at the center of a 474 case spike.
And Arizona State is battling a breakout of their own with 452 students infected.
But college campus breakouts are not the only obstacle facing the nation. Now areas impacted by hurricane Laura are struggling to keep up with testing and a backlog of cases.
Gov. John Bel Edwards says, “When you put them both together, it’s extremely challenging.”
Starting Monday, California is moving to a regional tier system for reopening similar to the reopening system put in place here in Michigan.
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