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Whitmer on COVID anniversary: “We’ll beat this damn virus”

There have been more than 601-thousand confirmed COVID-19 cases in Michigan over the past year, and more than 15-thousand-700 confirmed deaths.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered an address Wednesday, one year after the first cases were identified in the state.

The governor said the past 12 months have brought surprises and difficulties – the worst being the separation, sickness, and lives lost to COVID-19.

But Whitmer said the end is in sight.

“We in Michigan have been tested and we are tough. Together I know we’ll beat this damn virus and rebuild our economy and our communities back stronger than ever before.”

The governor also said she wants to work with the Legislature on another COVID relief bill after using line-item vetoes to thwart an effort to restrict her emergency powers.

The Senate Republican leader said earlier this week another bill will be on its way soon.