Detroit water shutoffs led to more COVID-19 Cases

Written By Eartha Borer-Bell

Detroit, Mich.(WLNS) — A Detroit Community Research organization has identified a correlation between COVID-19 and areas with more water shutoffs in the city of Detroit. 

This week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-144, extending water service shut off protections enacted in response to COVID-19 through December 31, 2020.

“We have identified a direct correlation between areas of Detroit with some of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases per capita and those that experience the most water shutoffs,” said Monica Lewis-Patrick, president and CEO of We the People of Detroit. Click here for the full story.

Eartha Borer-Bell
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