WSJM Morning News-10/20/2020
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In this edition:
- Berrien County is seeing a spike in COVID-19 with confirmed cases rising at a rate not yet seen during the pandemic.
- The number of COVID-19 cases in Michigan was high in the spring, but Michigan’s chief medical executive, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, testified before the state COVID-19 oversight committee and says they managed to bring those numbers down for a time.
- With the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus expected to hit 150,000 in Michigan this week, hospitals are getting ready with plans for another surge.
- Bronson Healthcare is urging everyone to get a flu vaccine this year.
- With more people voting absentee than ever before, many are wondering how quickly ballots will be counted in the presidential election.
- There has been a guilty plea in a January Cass County murder.
- Benton Harbor City Commissioners have approved a contract with a city employees union.
- With no sign of COVID-19 ending any time soon, many parents are thinking about homeschooling their kids.