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Coronavirus
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The average number of new cases per day in the U.S. has soared more than 40% over the past two weeks, from around 49,000 to about 70,000.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Cheri Hardmon
63 students and staff at Bay City Western Middle School and 20 students and staff member at Auburn Elementary are currently under quarantine. The large number led Bigelow to switch to remote learning at both schools for the time being.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Cheri Hardmon
The state is offering $500 for teachers and $250 for support staff.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The alleged attack late Sunday by 21-year-old Jessica Hill and 18-year-old Jayla Hill left the 32-year-old victim hospitalized in critical condition.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Elisse Ramey
After taking care of people over the course of the pandemic, a Flint doctor became a patient himself when he contracted COVID-19.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Ann Pierret
Whitmer is hoping Democrats regain control of the Michigan Legislature so she can have more allies in slowing the spread of the illness.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Associated Press
At age 83 and with part of his lung removed after an illness in his youth, Pope Francis would be at high risk for complications if he were to become infected with COVID-19.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By ABC12 News Staff
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 2,367 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday for a total of 164,274.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Colton Cichoracki
As Halloween is fast approaching, health experts are warning that attending or throwing indoor parties could increase the risk of exposing yourself to COVID-19.
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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By ABC12 News Staff
Both Genesee and Saginaw counties reported near record daily increases in the number of coronavirus cases.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The administration official said Medicare’s announcement will try to resolve several legal technicalities that could conceivably get in the way of delivering free vaccines to millions of seniors, a high-risk group for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, which cost states more than $2 billion in lost tax revenue while casinos were shut down for four months this year.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By ABC12 News Staff
Teachers can receive up to $500 while support staff can receive up to $250.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Associated Press
All of Europe is grappling with how to halt a fall resurgence of the virus before its hospitals become overwhelmed again.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By CNN Staff
Researchers have found that ultrasounds give a better indication of which COVID-19 patients have a higher risk of dying.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By CNN Staff
A new study estimates that if most Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from COVID-19 between now and the end of February.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:13 AM EDT
|By CNN
The couple had received the Guinness record for the world’s longest-lived marriage on August 25, with a combined age of 214 years and 358 days.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Health experts had warned that it was only a matter of time before deaths turned upward, given the record-breaking surge in cases engulfing the country.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration will decide how to distribute the Abbott BinaxNOW antigen tests, which can provide results in about 15 minutes.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
Laingsburg High School and Lapeer High School both reported outbreaks.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Colton Cichoracki
Health leaders across the state are keeping a close eye on how many COVID-19 patients are in the hospital as state data continues show an increase. It’s a trend that has also been reported across Mid-Michigan and in Saginaw.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported a Sunday and Monday record of 3,881 cases.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 2:08 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
Genesee and Saginaw counties both set records for the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By ANGELA CHARLTON and MIKE CORDER
Europe’s confirmed death toll has surpassed 250,000 according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, which puts the global toll at more than 1.1 million.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 8:20 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding Americans to be cautious while voting.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The NFL has fined the Tennessee Titans $350,000 for violating protocols leading to the league’s first COVID-19 outbreak during the season, a person familiar with the discipline told The Associated Press.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 8:03 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Close to 8.6 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and about 225,000 have died.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 7:50 AM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
The state announced 3,338 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. It was more than double Friday’s number and significantly higher than our previous daily case record set last week.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2020 at 6:54 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 10:42 PM EDT
The country’s most famous expert on COVID is a fan of masks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci hasn’t supported mandating them at the federal level. In light a of a new model that shows a winter surge of infection is already upon us, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett maybe it is time to require them.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Elisse Ramey
Although the Westwood Heights district in Mt. Morris Township is all virtual now, the school system has been upgrading its infection protection technology since spring 2019 before the pandemic upended American lives.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,826 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday for a total of 154,688.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:09 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to Idaho reel under the surge.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Mark Bullion
Dozens of business leaders and organizations in the state have signed an open letter to lawmakers and Governor Gretchen Whitmer – calling for a sustained and unified response to COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
Dr. Pamela Hackert will not only replace John McKellar as health director, she will also be tasked with being the County's Medical Director.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
The County is not dealing with one large outbreak, rather several small outbreaks of the coronavirus.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
MSU President Samuel Stanley Jr. said the school will offer 400 in-person classes for the spring semester, up from 40 in the fall.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines against the virus.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
From Italy to the United Kingdom, nations are trying to get a handle on a surging pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported the fourth-highest daily increase in the number of cases on Thursday with 1,873.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
New legislation signed into law Thursday requires two Michigan agencies to maintain oversight of nursing homes and long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic while implementing a series of key policies.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
Some of those suffering from that symptom say they can feel its effects even months after their original diagnosis.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
A centerpiece of the legislation signed Thursday imposes requirements on businesses to protect workers from COVID-19 on the job.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By CNN Staff
In an earnings report released Thursday, Southwest cited findings by medical and aviation organizations as a reason for resuming normal sales.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 4:43 AM EDT
|By KGO Staff
The school principal says the incident is the result of new California guidelines which require districts to keep a closer eye on student attendance.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By Mark Bullion
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an order early Wednesday, allowing for indoor visitation at residential care facilities state wide.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
McLaren Flint's Medical Director of Infection Prevention said the uptick in cases over the last few weeks indicates a third surge of COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala said Flint-area hospitals are seeing a steep increase in patients needing admission for coronavirus treatment.