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The state health department reported an additional 437 coronavirus cases Saturday, bringing the state total to 76,978. Michigan's COVID-19 death toll actually decreased Saturday. Sixteen previously reported deaths were removed as part of a review by the state, per the Michigan.gov website. During a data quality assessment review of deaths, manual data entry errors were discovered, leading to a decrease of 16 in the cumulative death total. The errors in death ascertainment occurred during local case investigations and involved mistakenly indicating individuals as being deceased who were not. This adjustment affects the cumulative death totals for impacted counties and statewide. Reviews are being conducted as part of ongoing efforts to ensure data quality and accurate case and death rep...

Robert and Janice Beecham have been married for 46 years, and this year they are happy to be recovering after a spring full of turmoil. "It's a blessing to be here because a lot of people didn't make it," Janice told CNN. Robert Beecham said he and Janice had been following the safety rules but he started to feel symptoms of Covid-19. A week and a half later he still wasn't feeling well so the couple got tested for the virus. The next day, on March 25, he called his son and agreed to be taken to the hospital. "He knew me agreeing without a fight meant that I was feeling pretty terrible," he said. His anniversary was a motive to get home Robert was admitted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas alone, and found out the next day that he was COVID-19 positive. He was moved to another floor and s...