MSU coach Tom Izzo speaking at a state coronavirus briefing Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and state health officials are leveraging people’s love of sports to again urge Michigan residents to wear masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
A statewide briefing Wednesday started with Whitmer showing a new PSA featuring coaches from both Michigan and Michigan State urging everyone to wear a mask. Some of those coaches joined Whitmer at the podium.
MSU women’s basketball coach Susie Merchant said, standing alongside the governor, said, “If we want our kids to be in school this fall, we have to wear a mask. If you want to see college football this fall, we have to wear a mask.”
Tom Izzo, MSU men’s basketball coach said it doesn’t matter whether you’re a Spartan or Wolverine, everyone in Michigan should listen to our leaders and wear a mask.
STATE DATA:
State health officials on Wednesday afternoon announced 891 newly confirmed coronavirus cases along with four more deaths had been recorded.
Today's new case data brings the overall number of cases to 71,197 confirmed cases since the virus was first detected in Michigan in March and the total number of deaths to 6,085.
Officials added though the number of new cases was the highest it has been in weeks, the state also tested its highest number of samples ever in a single day at 33,821. The percentage of positive tests actually improved over the previous day, declining by about .5% to 3.53%.