Michigan health officials will be watching this weeks COVID-19 figures with great concern. At the end of last week, the state recorded its biggest surge of positive cases of the virus since the pandemic began. There were 1,791 new cases and 23 more deaths. Michigan has now had 144,897 confirmed cases of the corona virus and 7,010 deaths. Case numbers have been going up statewide and there are growing concerns about growing challenges on medical care facilities in handling an increased influx of patients.
