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Is northern Michigan's health care system ready for coronavirus?

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Sunday night, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed there are now 53 cases of COVID-19 in Michigan

No cases have been reported in northern Michigan yet, but health officials say it's just a matter of time before the coronavirus hits northern Michigan.

Is northern Michigan prepared?

Sheri McWhirter, lead coronavirus reporter for the Traverse City Record-Eagle, recently reported on the preparedness of the Munson Healthcare system and other hospitals in the region in dealing with COVID-19.

She joined IPR's Dan Wanschura to fill listeners in on the number of available beds and ventilators, and other related coronavirus news.

Dan Wanschura is the Host and Executive Producer of Points North.