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Michigan Bracing for COVID-19 Apex, Awaiting Guidance and Supplies from White House

April Ryan
April 10, 2020

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Michigan reported the first coronavirus case on March 10. Today, the state is in dire need of testing kits, masks, and ventilators as they are expecting a COVID-19 apex within a month’s time. White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on whether the state is being punished by President Trump because of a personal grudge.

UPDATED NUMBERS: Today, @MichiganHHS reported 1,279 new COVID-19 cases & 205 deaths. This brings our total cases to 22,783 & 1,281 deaths. Find the latest data, info & #COVID19 news at https://t.co/m2sOFDoo30. https://t.co/fKrp9iLX3I
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) April 10, 2020

Michigan overall population is 14% Black, yet 40% of all COVID-19 patients are African Americans.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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