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COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high in Michigan

The total of 4,181 surpassed the previous record of 4,158, which was set seven months ago during the state’s third wave.

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FILE - Registered Nurse Monica Quintana dons protective gear before entering a room at the William Beaumont hospital, April 21, 2021 in Royal Oak, Mich. The federal government will send 44 military medical personnel to Michigan to help beleaguered hospitals treat COVID-19 patients amid a fourth surge that is the worst in the country, state health officials said Wednesday, Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s number of hospitalized adults with confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached a new pandemic high, near 4,200, as the state continues to confront surging infections.

The total of 4,181 surpassed the previous record of 4,158, which was set seven months ago during the state’s third wave.

Only Minnesota had a higher seven-case case rate than Michigan as of Sunday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

State health officials are urging people to get vaccinated and to wear masks in public settings to limit the spread of the coronavirus amid the fourth surge.

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