Ottawa County's COVID-19 Response Updates - Monday, May 11, 2020

Ottawa County, Michigan sent this bulletin at 05/11/2020 10:07 PM EDT

Ottawa County I Monday, May 11

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Media Contact: Kristina Wieghmink, OCDPH public information officer
kwieghmink@miottawa.org I mobile/text 616-510-8523

Since the last update on Friday, May 8, Ottawa County has had an additional death - a male in his 80s with underlying health conditions. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.

Click on the dashboard to expand. Data Source: Michigan Disease Surveillance System.

Michigan is in Phase 3 and Pressing on to Phase 4

Governor Whitmer released the Six Phases of the MI Safe Start Plan to re-engage Michigan’s economy. The Governor has worked with leaders in public health, health care, business, labor and education to develop the plan. Re-engagement will happen in phases. Those businesses that are necessary to protect and sustain life are already open. As we move into lower-risk phases, additional business categories will reopen and the restrictions on public gatherings and social interactions will ease.
Governor Whitmer announced that we’ve made progress in the first two phases – Uncontrolled Growth and Persistent Spread.
Governor Whitmer indicated that Michigan is in phase three, Flattening, where the state’s daily new cases and deaths remain relatively constant over some time and the health system capacity is sufficient for current needs. Specified lower-risk businesses are beginning to reopen given adherence to strict safety measures.
Public Health will be guided by the facts in deciding whether to transition from one phase to another. State and local officials are looking at data every day to understand if the epidemic continues to spread and whether hospitals and other health care providers can safely cope with any surge in infections and the public health system can suppress new outbreaks.
Michigan must reopen gradually and safely. Recently, outdoor work, construction and real estate opened and today Michigan’s manufacturing workers returned to work. By proceeding incrementally, we can evaluate the effects of our decisions. If cases start to surge, we may need to tighten up again. If the disease is contained, we can keep relaxing, moving into the later phases of Improving, Containing and Post-pandemic. The MI Safe Start Plan will re-engage our economy carefully and deliberately to avoid the second wave of infections.
Re-engaging the economy will be a long process. Our ability to move forward depends on all of us. Please keep practicing disease prevention measures by maintaining physical distance between you and others (at least six feet), frequently washing hands and surfaces, wearing a face covering in public and staying home as much as possible, especially if you’re not feeling well.

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Ottawa County Department of Public Health releases its 'Overview Guide for Reopening Businesses'

This infographic provides a summary of how our department collaborates with workplaces on prevention and response; such as conducting an assessment, disease prevention measures, what to do if you have an ill employee and links to the Michigan Economic Recovery Council's (MERC) Business Response Center for industry-specific guidance on reopening. We look forward to working with businesses as Michigan starts reopening sectors in the state and helping to keep our community healthy and safe.

COVID-19 Business Response Center & Industry-specific Health Practices

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Monday, May 11, Governor Whitmer Provided an Update on State’s Response to COVID-19

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