Kzoo public safety chief answers COVID-19 response questions (MLive)
On March 26, it was reported that a Kalamazoo public safety officer tested positive for COVID-19.
First COVID-19 death in Kalamazoo County
One resident is dead and 24 have tested positive in the county.
Social Distancing Helped Kalamazoo Fight The 1918 Flu (WMUK)
“The deadliest day we had in the flu was during that third round and it was nine reported deaths on Christmas Eve.”
Isolation, fear during COVID-19 can create perfect storm for domestic abuse (WWMT)
Kalamazoo police reported overall call volume was down, but calls for domestic violence went up due to the virus.
Community asks for support to help WMU staff, student employees (WWMT)
WMU faculty, students and alumni ask for community’s help to provide aid for students and staff.
Coverage and remembrances of the WMU student killed by COVID-19
County officials say the WMU student was not a resident of Kalamazoo at the time of his death.
How to donate to hospitals during COVID-19 outbreak (WOOD)
Hospitals across West Michigan are accepting donations of personal protection equipment to help avoid the spread of COVID-19.
Trump grants some disaster aid to Michigan; state also gets N95 masks (Bridge)
Gov. Whitmer called the mask delivery “great news for our health care workers.”
Khaldun: Michigan has coronavirus testing supplies ‘through another week’ (Bridge)
A lack of supplies is particularly worrisome as Michigan logged its biggest one-day jump in cases on Saturday.
Coronavirus, an ‘almost perfect killing machine,’ hits Michigan nursing homes (Bridge)
Michigan’s nursing homes and senior living communities are losing ground in their uphill battle against COVID-19, Bridge Magazine reports.
