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Timeline: Coronavirus outbreak

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Last updated on Thursday, May 14 at 3:00 p.m.. This story was originally posted on Friday, March 20.

May 14, 2020 - Michigan case count: 49,582 cases, 4,787 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. MDHHS statement about the case update.

May 13, 2020 - Michigan case count: 48,391 cases, 4,714 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

May 11, 2020 - Michigan case count: 47,552 cases, 4,584 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

May 10, 2020 - Michigan case count: 47,138 cases, 4,551 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

May 7, 2020 - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extends Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order until May 28, lifts some restrictions. Member station coverage

April 30, 2020 - Michigan case count: 41,379 cases, 3,789 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

April 28, 2020 - Michigan case count: 39,262 cases, 3,567 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

April 27, 2020 - Michigan case count: 38,210 cases, 3,407 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

April 24, 2020 - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extends Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order until May 15, lifts some restrictions. WCMU reports

April 23, 2020 - Michigan case count: 35,291 cases, 2,977 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

April 22, 2020 - Michigan case count: 33,966 cases, 2,813 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

President Trump temporarily suspends immigration into the United States. NPR coverage

April 19, 2020 - Michigan case count: 31,424 cases, 2,391 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 16, 2020 - Michigan case count: 29,263 cases, 2,096 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 15, 2020 - Michigan case count: 28,059 cases, 1,921 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 14, 2020 - Michigan case count: 27,001 cases, 1,768 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 13, 2020 - Michigan case count: 25,635 cases, 1,602 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 12, 2020 - Michigan case count: 24,638 cases, 1,487 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 11, 2020 - Michigan case count: 23,993 cases, 1,392 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 10, 2020 - Michigan case count: 22,783 cases, 1,281 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. 

April 9, 2020 - Michigan case count: 21,504 cases, 1,076 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. 

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extends Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order until April 30. Member station coverage

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer creates Michigan coronavirus task force to address racial disparities. WCMU reports

April 7, 2020 - Michigan case count: 18,970 cases, 845 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. 

April 6, 2020 - Michigan case count: 17,221 cases, 727 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. 

April 5, 2020 - Michigan case count: 15,718 cases, 617 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 4, 2020 - Michigan case count: 14,225 cases, 540 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

April 3, 2020 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends Americans wear cloth face masks in public NPR coverage

Michigan Lt. Governor announces program to help businesses with fewer than 500 employees WCMU reports

April 2, 2020 - Michigan case count: 10,791 cases, 417 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.  WCMU reports

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs executive order, announces closure of K-12 schools for the rest of the school year. 

April 1, 2020 - Michigan case count: 9,334cases, 337 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declares state of disaster. Member station coverage

March 31, 2020 - Michigan case count: 7,615cases, 259 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

March 30, 2020 - Michigan case count: 6,498 cases, 184 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs executive order allowing nurses, specialists and physician assistants to assist patients during the outbreak WCMU reports

March 29, 2020 - Michigan case count: 5,486 cases, 132 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

March 28, 2020 - Michigan case count: 4,650 cases, 111 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

March 27, 2020 - Michigan case count: 3,657 cases, 92 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asks federal government for a disaster declaration. WCMU reports

March 26, 2020 - Michigan case count: 2,856 cases, 60 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

March 25, 2020 - Michigan case count: 2,294 cases, 43 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports 

U.S. Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief package in effort to alleviate the pandemic's impact on the economy. NPR coverage

March 24, 2020 - Michigan case count: 1,791 cases, 24 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

March 23, 2020 - Michigan case count: 1,035 cases, 8 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU reports

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order, ordering residents to stay home for three weeks.WCMU reports

March 22, 2020 - President Donald Trump activates National Guard to support New York, California and Washington. NPR coverage

March 21, 2020 - Michigan Governor Whitmer signs executive order, temporarily closing non-essential personal care services including hair, nail and tanning salons. 

Food and Drug Administration approves the first rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test. NPR coverage

March 20, 2020 - Michigan case count: 334 in total, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services corrects errors. 

Michigan Governor Whitmer signs an executive order to temporarily suspend evictions. 

Michigan Governor Whitmer signs an executive order to restrict non-essential medical and dental procedures.  

March 19, 2020 -  Michigan case count: 336 in total, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WCMU report

March 16, 2020 - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer limits gatherings to 50 people, closing restaurants and bars across the state. Member station coverage

March 15, 2020 - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there are 53 positive COVID-19 cases in the state. State press release

March 13, 2020 - President Donald Trump declares national emergency. NPR coverage

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans gatherings of more than 250 people, asks public bodies to postpone meetings. WCMU reports

State announces statewide hotline for COVID-19 health questions

March 12, 2020 - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the closure of all K-12 school buildings, public, private and boarding, to students starting March 16 until April 5. Schedules buildings to open on April 6. WCMU report

March 11, 2020 - Michigan State University suspends in-person teaching, moves to remote-teaching. Central Michigan University, along with other universities follow. WCMU report

President Donald Trump suspends all travel from Europe, excluding United Kingdom, for 30 days. NPR coverage

March 10, 2020 - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency, first two positive cases confirmed in the state. Member station coverage

January 31, 2020 - President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency, restricts travel from China. NPR coverage

Tess DeGayner is a student reporter for WCMU News. She is a senior at Central Michigan University studying Journalism and Broadcasting. Her hometown is Fenton, Michigan.