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More than half of Michigan's B.1.1.7 variant cases tied to a prison
Angie Jackson
Detroit Free Press
Cases of the fast-spreading B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant more than doubled in Michigan this week, propelled by 90 new reported cases at an Ionia prison.
Of 157 known cases of the strain across the state, 91 are from an outbreak at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, according to the state health department.
Testing for the variant at a state lab has confirmed 88 prisoner cases and three staff cases at Bellamy Creek. More than 100 additional results from the prison are pending...
More than half of Michigan's B.1.1.7 variant cases tied to a prison
Angie Jackson
Detroit Free Press
Cases of the fast-spreading B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant more than doubled in Michigan this week, propelled by 90 new reported cases at an Ionia prison.
Of 157 known cases of the strain across the state, 91 are from an outbreak at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, according to the state health department.
Testing for the variant at a state lab has confirmed 88 prisoner cases and three staff cases at Bellamy Creek. More than 100 additional results from the prison are pending...