by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department officials said Michigan has confirmed 547 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, bringing the overall case total to 43,754. There were 29 new deaths linked to COVID-19 were recorded for a total of 4,049.
Some positive news in the state's coronavirus efforts: 15,659 people have now recovered from COVID-19 according to state officials,. That number is confirmed by counting persons who are still alive a month after the onset of the illness.
On Thursday last week, Gov. Whitmer acted without lawmakers to extend Michigan’s state of emergency due to coronavirus through May 28, setting up a likely legal challenge from the Republican-led Legislature.
Michigan's state of emergency is separate from the stay-at-home order telling people to avoid going out, which is in effect through May 15, and a separate executive order that closed theaters, entertainment venues, gyms, bars and restaurant dining rooms now in effect through May 28.
Some restrictions are being eased on businesses, which Whitmer said will happen in waves. Landscapers and plant nurseries have reopened, and construction and real estate companies may go back to work May 7 with safety measures in place.
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