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There are ominous signs of a new wave of coronavirus infections building in the US midwest, even as vaccinations continue to gather pace across the country.
In Michigan, hospitalisations have soared and intensive care beds are being rapidly filled. An average of 6,228 cases a day were confirmed in the state over the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University data, approaching record highs seen in November. Michigan’s public health system “is overwhelmed”, warned the state’s top medical official, Joneigh Khaldun.
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Michigan should once again shut down to combat the state’s recent rise in coronavirus cases, Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said.
The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, has argued the state should receive more coronavirus vaccine doses to limit the spread of the virus in her state.
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