Michigan quickly distributing 400 ventilators from feds

Michigan is sending half of the 400 ventilators it received from the federal government to Detroit-area hospitals that are facing a surge of coronavirus patients. The state health department said the remaining 200 breathing machines will be set aside for seven regions that have fewer COVID-19 patients at this time. The number of COVID-19 cases reported statewide reached 9,334 Wednesday, a 22% increase, while deaths rose by 30%, to 337. State officials have identified ventilators as a critical need. Meanwhile, Henry Ford Health System diagnosed a rare form of encephalitis in a woman with COVID-19.