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Consumers Energy Employee Reflects On His Near Death COVID-19 Experience

Royal Oak, MI - Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Six months after Michigan announced its first positive COVID-19 cases, Consumers Energy gas distribution employee Eric Florka feels fortunate today to have survived a threat to his life and provide an example of the need for people to protect themselves from the powerful disease.

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Free COVID-19 Testing Event In New Baltimore

New Baltimore, MI - The Macomb County Health Department, in partnership with the City of New Baltimore and the Wayne State University Physician Group, is announcing a 1-day COVID-19 testing event.

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Resources Available During MI Suicide Prevention Week

Lansing, MI - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Michigan Association for Suicide Prevention and national and local suicide prevention organizations have been working tirelessly to halt the growth of suicide rates in Michigan. As part of the effort, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared Sept. 6-12 Suicide Prevention Week.

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First 2020 West Nile Virus In Human Confirmed In Michigan

Lansing, MI - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2020 in a Wayne County resident.

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Recommendations Made To MI Gov On Protecting Nursing Home Residents

Lansing, MI - To help protect the health and safety of Michigan’s nursing home residents and staff, the Michigan Nursing Homes COVID-19 Preparedness Task Force, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, presented its final recommendations on Monday, Aug. 31.

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Two Free COVID-19 Testing Events Scheduled In Macomb County

Mt. Clemens, MI - The Macomb County Health Department, in partnership with Clinton Township, the City of Sterling Heights and the Wayne State University Physicians Group, is announcing two 1-day COVID-19 testing events.

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MI National Guard To Help This Weekend With COVID-19 Testing In Wayne County

Lansing, MI - The Michigan National Guard (MING) will continue its partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and local health departments to offer COVID-19 testing this weekend in the communities of Dearborn, Grand Haven, and Hudsonville.

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Oakland County Executive Urges Protection From Mosquito Bites

Pontiac, MI - Oakland County Executive David Coulter and Health Division urge residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the first Oakland County mosquito pool testing positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2020 was collected in Royal Oak, and the second case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) was confirmed in Michigan outside of Oakland County.

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