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8:49 p.m.
Michigan doctors and funeral homes will have to report COVID-19 deaths under a new emergency order issued Saturday by the state's Department of Health and Human Services.
The order, which is effective immediately, requires physicians who know or suspect a patient's death from COVID-19 to try quickly to notify the funeral director.
“MDHHS is committed to protecting the public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why I am issuing this emergency order,” MDHHS Director Robert Gordon said. “To inform sound decision-making and protect Michiganders, public health officials need accurate information about COVID-19 deaths as quickly as possible. I appreciate the work of our funeral home directors and physicians right now, and I am grateful to partner with them in taking quick action during this pandemic.”
4:12 p.m.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Detroit is nearing 4,000 while 129 people have died from the disease, according to the city Health Department. Click here.
3:29 p.m.
President Trump and White House gives daily COVID-19 briefing as U.S. death toll tops 8,000. Click here.
3:14 p.m.
There are now 540 deaths and 14,225 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan, the state announced Saturday afternoon. Click here.
1:33 p.m.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer teamed up with the Detroit Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, and Tigers Saturday to release a call to action video encouraging nurses and doctors to bring their skills to Michigan as a way to volunteer and help bolster the number of health care professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here.
10:11 a.m.
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced Saturday legislation that would make dependents 17 and older count toward what a family gets in direct payments from the bipartisan coronavirus relief package. Click here.
9:21 a.m.
Claims for unemployment benefits continued to skyrocket in Michigan last week during the coronavirus pandemic, when 311,000 people filed initial applications — more than double from the previous week. Click here.
9:13 a.m.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the CDC will begin recommending the public use non-medical or non-surgical grade masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Click here.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
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View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
Find out how you can help metro Detroit restaurants struggling during the pandemic.
See all of our Helping Each Other stories.
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