COVID-19 Risk Levels Vary Across Midwest Counties

Michigan has no high-risk counties for COVID-19, with 14 counties reporting medium levels and the remaining 69 counties reporting low levels. The CDC assesses each county's COVID Community Level based on reported coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Experts recommend residents living in high-risk areas to consider masking indoors, regardless of vaccination status, to limit transmission. Michigan is reporting 638 new, confirmed cases per day in the past week, with 736 adults in Michigan hospitals with confirmed or suspected COVID as of Wednesday, March 29. About 64.1% of Michigan residents have gotten at least one COVID shot, 59.5% have received the full original regimen, and 38.8% have been boosted.