
Michigan sees worrying spike in Covid-19 cases as state prepares to open mass vaccination site
CNN
Covid-19 infections are on the rise in over a dozen states across the country, with Delaware (+52%) and Michigan (+50%) among the states witnessing the largest spikes, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In Michigan, cases have been climbing since the last week of February, and the state has reported the second highest number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom. Those spikes come as Michigan prepares to roll out the state's largest mass vaccination site at Ford Field in Detroit.
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