Michigan Medical Executives To Make Major COVID-19 Announcement

Me. – Michigan medical leaders plan to make a “major COVID-19 announcement” on Thursday morning, just a day after the state nearly set another record for daily COVID-19 cases.

As the state experiences its highest seven-day average, along with rising hospitalizations and some of the deadliest days since the pandemic landed in Michigan, health experts fear the country may enter the worst phase of the virus.

FOX 2 will broadcast the virtual press conference, which will be hosted by DTE Chief Gerry Anderson. You can watch it in a live player which will be placed below.

Meanwhile, two of Metro Detroit’s hospital chains have changed their visitation policies to the worst-affected areas. COVID-19 is also increasing in western Michigan and the Upper Peninsula at a faster rate. In a call with reporters on Wednesday, the head of Spectrum Health said the state was heading in the wrong direction. But even with mitigation efforts, the company expects regional hospitals to reach “capacity within days”.

As the numbers move, Michigan reported another record for daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday – 6,008, almost the record set the day before. Deaths have also increased, with the state’s deadliest day occurring on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 42 more people died from the virus.

Two weeks ago, Michigan’s average positivity rate was 4.9%. Now it is 9.4%. Michigan’s seven-day average of new daily cases also doubled, from 2,221 to 4,855.

Much like most states in the United States, Michigan’s COVID-19 is coming just in time for flu season and colder temperatures. With a higher transmission potential against a backdrop of more widespread contagions, health experts believe the country is entering its deadliest phase of the pandemic.

To understand the latest Michigan numbers, a doctor in Beaumont put them in context.

“If you look at the data, the hospital patients are doing a lot, a lot better than before, which is clearly great news. It’s the same disease so people are still getting sick, but we have a few drugs that seem to have a very good effect, ”said Justin Skrzynski.

Although it is similar demographics that are hospitalized, the results and experiences are quite different.

Over the past few months, doctors have learned how even non-medical procedures can help improve a patient with the virus.

“… when it comes to the experience we’ve had over the past few months, even the non-medical things that we do, in terms of positioning our patients, how we oxygenate them, there’s a lot of strategy that we have… we intervene early to give us better results. But people are still just so sick, ”Skyzynski said.