Gretchen Whitmer will provide an update Wednesday on the state’s handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Whitmer is scheduled to hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m. You can watch live in the stream posted above. READ: Emergency stay-in-place order issued for University of Michigan students to stop COVID-19 spreadWhitmer and Khaldun will discuss the continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus in Michigan. On Tuesday, Michigan announced 1,586 new COVID-19 cases and 22 additional deaths, bringing the state totals to 149,392 cases and 7,053 deaths. The 7-day moving average for new cases in Michigan is now 1,670 -- the highest ever.