How does the COVID vaccine mandate impact small businesses in Metro Detroit?
Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022 or get tested for the virus weekly. The federal government released 490 pages of rules governing that vaccine mandate. The mandate covers around 84 million people.
Learn about the impact on small Metro Detroit businesses here.
2 face hefty fines after surveillance video shows them illegally dumping trash in Detroit
Police announced a major development in the effort to take back the streets from illegal dumpers in Detroit. Arrests have been made after two people were caught on camera in the act of leaving trash somewhere it didn’t belong.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to bring the first easy-to-use medication against the coronavirus to the U.S. market.
Retired Detroit police officer charged in ongoing corruption probe over towing
A retired police officer has been charged in the ongoing corruption probe within Detroit City Hall and the Detroit Police Department. Alonzo Jones, 55, faces bribery charges. He oversaw the police department’s vehicle auction from 2009 until he retired in May.
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COVID in Michigan 🦠
Michigan reported 9,764 new cases of COVID-19 and 137 virus-related deaths Wednesday-- an average of 4,882 cases over a two-day period, the highest daily total since April. Of the 137 deaths announced Wednesday, 75 were identified during a review of records.
Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,147,512, including 22,384 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,137,748 cases and 22,247 deaths, as of Monday.
Read the latest COVID report here.