COVID outbreak

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In close to half of Michigan's counties, new COVID cases are rising. The numbers are still low, but health officials recommend preparing in case it's the beginning of another surge.

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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said to The Macomb Daily that other schools and counties are reporting differently than Macomb County.

“Those outbreaks really are a measure that can help us look at, ‘Is there some documentation that some spread might be happening in the school setting?’ versus ‘There are cases happening and being reported and that's expected.’”

There were more than 30 new coronavirus outbreaks in Michigan’s schools in the last week. Most were in K-12 school buildings. Outbreaks are two or more…