Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order on April 1 extending the state of emergency and formally declaring a state of disaster due to the outbreak of the CCP virus.
Whitmer had initially signed a state of emergency on March 10, when Michigan had confirmed two cases of the CCP virus. As of April 2, the state has 9,334 confirmed cases of the virus, while 337 deaths have been attributed to the disease. The state of emergency allowed the state to purchase health-related items without a bid and was in place until the end of March before its extension.
