Health

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is no longer contact tracing individual COVID-19 cases.

A Department of Corrections spokesman says the change reflects CDC guidance on isolation time for people with improving symptoms.

The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.

State officials familiar with an upcoming audit said it claims Michigan likely undercounted COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities by almost 30%.

Michigan health officials admit over-the-counter rapid tests are contributing to an undercount of infections, but say other metrics are more important to track at this stage in the coronavirus pandemic.

But the court upheld a separate mandate for almost all employees at hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that receive federal funds.

The partnership follows an announcement from MSU President Samuel Stanley Jr. that the deadline for students, faculty and staff to receive a COVID‑19 booster is Feb. 1.

State health officials say the highly contagious COVID omicron variant is expected to drive up case numbers through the end of January or early February. The question is how bad it will it get before things start to improve.

Ingham County's coronavirus spike mirrors a statewide crisis.

Starting Jan. 11, patients at Sparrow Health System will only be allowed one visitor per day.