Trouble Ahead The numbers are a sobering reminder of how brutal the pandemic remains for the U.S. health-care system, and could augur trouble ahead for Northeast states, where cases began surging a few weeks after the Midwest and Rocky Mountains.
Despite the widespread availability of vaccines, the fast-spreading delta variant has shown a frightening capacity to find the most vulnerable people in society.
Meanwhile, most states have returned to a semblance of their pre-pandemic lifestyles. Michigan, which has the highest per-capita case rate in the nation, is encouraging people to get vaccinated and mask up.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a mask advisory on Nov. 19. But Governor Gretchen Whitmer does not