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Get Tested: MDHHS Encourages COVID-19 Testing as More B.1.1.7 Variant Cases Seen at U-M and in Wayne County resident | Local COVID-19 | The Michigan Chronicle

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is reminding residents about the importance of COVID-19 testing as additional cases of variant B.1.1.7 were recently detected in a Wayne County resident and among people associated with the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, according to a press release. Over the weekend, MDHHS identified a … Continued

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