Michigan emerged as 'national leader' in COVID-19 mitigation, Gov. Whitmer says
(WXYZ) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Michigan is standing out in its aggressive measures to fight COVID-19.
In a press conference Wednesday, Whitmer said the aggressive actions protected families from the spread of COVID-19 and lowered cases and deaths.
She said that before the public health measures were in place, the average Michigander spread the virus to three other people. This number then decreased to 2.5 people, then 1.25 people, then 0.8.
Whitmer said that only Michigan and New York are the states currently on track to contain COVID-19.
She noted that without aggressive measures, daily new cases at their peak would have been 2.7 times higher than what the state actually had. She also said the state could have experienced 28,000 more positive cases before June 1.
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