As of yesterday at 3:00 PM, 14,225 residents of Michigan were known to have contracted COVID-19, with 540 of those cases being in Washtenaw County. [At the same time, there had been 540 deaths in Michigan from COVID-19, with 8 of those having been in Wasthenaw County.] Of those currently hospitalized in Washtenaw County, the […]
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We keep hearing that COVID doesn’t discriminate, but the data shows that, here in Washtenaw County, it’s disproportionately the black residents of Ypsilanti who are suffering
Posted in Detroit, Health, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged asthma, coronavirus, COVID-19, density, diabetes, environmental racism, food access, health care reform, health disparities, heart disease, Hyborian Warlord, pandemic, racism, service industry, social distancing, structural racism, universal health care, Washtenaw County Health Department 188 Comments
Will there be more babies or divorces as a result of COVID-19?
I’ve been thinking quite a lot lately about both the long and short term effects of COVID-19, and, more specifically, our being asked to shelter in place for what could be months. I’m thinking about everything from the psychological implications for an entire generation of young people, to what this might mean for the future […]
Posted in Pop Culture, Predictions Also tagged baby boom, coronavirus, COVID-19, divorce, observations, remote work, the American workplace 11 Comments