The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Michigan has dropped by more than 29 days, a state scientist reported Wednesday.
“It will be important this holiday season and New Year’s Eve to make sure we maintain this social distance. This will be very important, “said Sarah Lyon-Callo, head of the epidemiology office.
“We will monitor this data throughout the holiday season to determine if we will see any recurrence of the cases,” Lyon-Callo said.
Last week, the state reported the lowest weekly number of new cases, 28,072, since the end of October.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer responded with a ban on dining indoors, attending high school classes and other business restrictions. The ban on meals remains in effect until January 15.
“We hope Michiganders will do what we did on Thanksgiving Day, we didn’t travel as much, they didn’t gather as much, they didn’t contribute to the spread as much,” Whitmer said. “And if that’s the case, we could take more aggressive steps to try again right after the first year.”
Meanwhile, the health department said more than 231,000 doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines had been delivered to local health departments and hospitals. Over 120,000 additional doses are expected next week.
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