(WXYZ) — All of the updates on the coronavirus and the incredible impact it's having on our lives can be hard to keep up with. To help you keep up, we'll post this daily blog on our homepage. You can find all of our stories on our coronavirus page.
9:25 p.m.
Oakland County is reporting their first death from COVID-19, and the fourth overall for the State of Michigan.Click here
4:45 p.m.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is shutting down rumors of a shelter in place in the state or martial law.
"I am not calling for martial law. That is a rumor and it is false. And it's dangerous for people to foment fear and put out bad information," she said.
She added that "we are not there," when asked if a shelter in place could be coming.
4:30 p.m.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke about COVID-19 after the number of confirmed cases reached 549.
3:15 p.m.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said five members of the department and one civilian contractor have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the chief, there are also 152 members of the department under quarantine. Of that number, 130 were ordered to quarantine by the department, and 22 of those are self-quarantining, meaning their private doctor told them to quarantine.
2:15 p.m.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Michigan has reached 549, according to new numbers released by the state on Friday. That's up 215 from the day before.
Of those numbers, the city of Detroit has 149 cases while Oakland County is at 184 cases.
Three people have died from the virus, two in Detroit and one from Wayne County.
On Thursday, the state announced it was getting test results from commercial and clinical labs who recently began providing COVID-19 testing.
The state health department is currently getting reports from commercial labs LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics, as well as several clinical labs including Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, the Beaumont Hospital Network, Henry Ford Health System and the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories (BOL).
The breakdown by age is below.
0-19 – 1%
20-29 – 8%
30-39 – 16%
40-49 – 21%
50-59 – 20%
60-69 – 19%
60-69 – 11%
80+ – 5%
51 percent of the cases are men with 49 percent women, according to the state.
1:30 p.m.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday she signed an executive order that would impose temporary restrictions on all non-essential medical and dental procedures beginning as soon as possible.
Hospitals, freestanding surgical outpatient facilities, dental facilities and all state-operated outpatient facilities must implement a plan to temporarily postpone all procedures until the state emergency is over.
11:20 a.m.
Henry Ford Health System staff devised a creative solution to the shortage of personal protective equipment currently affecting hospitals across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here.
10:25 a.m.
Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin said that the IRS is moving the tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15. Click here.
8:21 a.m.
As millions of people around the world quarantine in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, research and photos show that quarantines appear to have made a positive, if unintended, impact on the environment – air quality has improved. Click here.
7:40 a.m.
With people staying indoors amid COVID-19, the one job continuing is construction, which is moving on in metro Detroit as scheduled. Click here.
6:44 a.m.
Burger King is offering two free kids meals with any purchase via the BK app for takeout and/or drive-thru nationwide at participating U.S. restaurants while supplies last. Click here.
5:29 a.m.
Thinking of calling your airline or cruise line and postponing your travel plans? Airlines are swamped right now with calls from nervous fliers and travel agents are scrambling to pick up the slack. Click here.
5:07 a.m.
News organizations across the United States are lifting paywalls to share coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, a public service many hope will convince more readers to eventually become paying customers. Click here.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
Read our daily Coronavirus Live Blog for the latest updates and news on coronavirus.
Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Michigan, a timeline of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Southeast Michigan, and links to more information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC and the WHO.
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.
See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.