People have been dying to stay out of hospitals. Literally.
Many feared getting the corona virus so they have avoided hospitals even if they had a medical emergency.
The state health department says compared to Michigan EMS data from 2019, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests increased by 43 percent between March 15 and May 23. And out-of-hospital deaths recorded by EMS also increased by 62 percent between those dates.
Health officials urge people to seek help in a medical emergency. Hospitals report a decline in the number of patients that are admitted with corona virus even though confirmed cases have been going up.
