female residents and four staff members at wolverine home services, a youth treatment facility in vassar, tested positive for covid-19. on may 12, former state politician morris hood iii, who served in both houses of the legislature, died of covid-19 at the age of 54. on june 19, it was reported over 50 workers at maroa farms in coldwater tested positive for covid-19. starting in late june, harper's restaurant & brew pub in east lansing was linked to over 180 cases. the ingham county health department has asked anyone who visited the bar between june 12–20 to self-quarantine for 14 days. it has also issued an emergency order for all restaurants and bars in the county, requiring them to operate at 50% capacity or no more than 75 people, whichever is less. on june 24, two members of the detroit tigers organization (pitcher daniel norris and a coach) tested positive for covid-19. norris was later cleared to join the opening day roster. on july 5, it was reported 12 cases were linked to the playhouse club in romulus while another was linked to the checkers restaurant next door. an independence day party in saline has been linked to 43 confirmed cases. on july 20, a news release from the catholic website global sisters report announced that 13 nuns who were members of the felician sisters of north america had died from complications of the virus in livonia. since july 30, the detroit lions have placed eight players on the injury list after they tested positive for covid-19. on july 31, state senator tom barrett tested positive for covid-19. the spring ministries camp trip that took place from july 12–17 in gladwin has been linked to 53 confirmed cases and 13 suspected cases. another campground, camp michawana in hastings, reported five staff members and one visitor have been diagnosed with covid-19, possibly exposing 250 people. the barry-eaton district health department advised people who visited the campground after july 24 should self-quarantine at home for 14 days past the last date of their stay at camp and seek testing immediately if symptoms develop. on august 6, it was reported 53 employees at united shore, a mortgage lender in pontiac, have tested positive for covid-19 since june 29. on august 25, the genesee county health department said six people contracted covid-19 at a wedding reception at the flushing valley golf & country club on august 15 where 100 people gathered. on september 17, a two-month-old baby became the youngest known person to die from covid-19 in the state. on october 26, it was reported 778 inmates and 137 employees at marquette branch prison have tested positive for covid-19. also on october 26, it was reported 24 inmates at the calhoun county correctional facility have tested positive for covid-19. on october 27, it was reported that 11 inmates and three employees at the genesee county jail have tested positive for covid-19 and were placed in quarantine. on october 29, it was reported that 57 cases have been linked to the liberty church in grand ledge. on november 7, it was reported that 13 employees at the sundance chevrolet car dealership in grand ledge have tested positive for covid-19. the barry-eaton district health department says that anyone who was at the dealership from october 29 to november 6 should monitor for symptoms and limit contact with others as much as possible and get tested if they begin to experience any symptoms. on november 9, michigan state spartans men's basketball head coach tom izzo revealed he has tested positive for covid-19. on november 13, two state legislators reportedly test positive: senator kim lasata and representative ann bollin. the day before, representative scott vansingel confirmed he was recovering from the virus. on november 16, u.s. representative for michigan's 7th congressional district tim walberg announced he has tested positive for covid-19. on december 1, it was announced state representative john chirkun has contracted covid-19. on december 9, it was reported 55 flint municipal employees have tested positive for covid-19. on december 17, wayne county sheriff benny napoleon died of covid-19 at the age of 65. on december 18, former politician bill bullard jr., who served in both chambers of the state legislature and the oakland county board of commissioners, died of complications from covid-19 and cancer at the age of 77. on december 23, majority leader of the michigan senate mike shirkey tested positive for covid-19. he believed he was exposed to the coronavirus on december 19. on december 21, shirkey attended lee chatfield's farewell speech at the michigan state capitol. on december 29, incumbent mayor of dearborn heights and former state representative, daniel s. paletko, died from complications with covid-19. 2021 on january 11, the saginaw correctional facility in tittabawassee township reported that 728 inmates and 118 staff members have tested positive for covid-19. on february 16, it was reported 90 cases of the uk variant have been confirmed at another prison, the bellamy creek correctional facility in ionia. in total, 62% of michigan's 40,886 inmates have tested positive for covid-19 and 138 have died from it, as of march 11, 2021. on february 26, it was reported that 23 employees of a whole foods store in detroit tested positive for covid-19. on march 22, it was reported that 40 positive cases were discovered at eisenhower high school in shelby township, sending 400 students into quarantine and moving all classes to virtual learning until at least april 12, with some classes resuming as late as april 19. as of june 28, there are 123 active clusters in the state, down 37% from the previous week. schools, colleges and universities for further info on the pandemic's impact on college and high school sports in michigan, see the college and high school sections as of october 19, 2020 at least 348 confirmed cases of covid-19 have been linked to central michigan university students returning to campus on august 21 and 22 for the fall 2020 semester. in response, the central michigan district health department has issued an emergency public health order limiting outdoor gatherings to 25 people in the city of mount pleasant and neighboring union township. the limit will remain in place until further notice. on november 15, 2020, after several days of record numbers of new cases in the past month, governor whitmer ordered high schools, colleges and universities to exclusively use virtual learning for three weeks, starting november 18. as of june 21, 2021, 2,063 students and staff have been infected by coronavirus in school-related outbreaks according to the michigan department of health and human services. a total of 1,352 people have been infected in ongoing outbreaks associated with seven different college communities, most of them (930) at western michigan university. as of may 24, 2021, 4,194 cases have been confirmed at michigan state university. on september 11, the school's president began looking into interim suspensions for students from the university who are not following covid-19 guidelines, with 24 cases under review. on september 14, the ingham county health department issued a mandatory 14-day quarantine for 30 large student houses in east lansing. violating the quarantine can result in jail time and/or fines, officials said. eleven more student houses in the city were added to the quarantine on september 17, while two houses previously on the list were removed after further investigations. as of september 17, the school is investigating 51 reports of potential violations of emergency orders. on january 30, 2021, after an uptick in cases, msu issued a partial lockdown for the campus, which lasted until february 13. as of may 24, 2021 grand valley state university (gvsu) has 1,226 confirmed active cases, the state's second largest outbreak. on september 16, gvsu was issued a mandatory 14-day stay-at-home order for students by the ottawa county department of public health, when its number of confirmed cases surpassed 600. as of may 17, 2021, the university of michigan (u of m), the state's second largest university, has 50 active cases. on october 20, 2020, an emergency stay-at-home order (with several exceptions) was issued for u of m students for two weeks. washtenaw county had 4,229 confirmed cases on that date, 2,702 of which were connected to students. u of m has canceled all undergraduate housing contracts for the winter 2021 semester and is encouraging students to stay home and take classes exclusively via virtual learning. students who chose to remain on campus must request permission from the housing department and rooms will be limited to one person each. on january 23, five people who have ties to u of m were discovered to be infected with the new uk variant of covid-19, causing its sports teams to shut down activities for two weeks. in big ten college football, the michigan-ohio state game was cancelled on december 9 at due to the high number of infections on the michigan team. michigan and michigan state's games against maryland were also cancelled due to outbreaks. several other college conferences' 2020 football seasons were canceled or shortened. on february 2, lapeer high school reported 18 cases, sending 200 people to quarantine for two weeks. on february 17, 23 cases were reported at lakeville high school in northeastern genesee county, 15 of which were students who had participated in an out-of-state wrestling tournament. in response, the school will conduct all classes virtually and cancel all sporting events and extracurricular activities until february 26. on march 16, 2021, it was reported that 21 students at oxford high school were diagnosed with covid-19 the previous week due to off-campus social gatherings, causing 195 students to enter quarantine until march 22. united kingdom variant on january 16, 2021, the state's first known strain of lineage b.1.1.7 or the "uk variant" was discovered in a washtenaw county woman who had traveled from the united kingdom. two more cases of it were found there five days later. as of january 23, six people had been discovered to be infected with the new uk variant of covid-19, one in wayne county and five in washtenaw county who have ties to the university of michigan, causing its sports teams to shut down activities for two weeks. as of january 27, 14 people in washtenaw county had tested positive for the uk variant of covid-19. by february 4, 28 people in the state had tested positive for the uk variant of covid-19, all of them in either washtenaw or wayne counties. on february 7, kent county reported its first positive test for the uk variant of covid-19. it is the first outside of metro detroit. by the next day, 45 total cases of the uk variant of covid-19 had been found in 10 of michigan's 83 counties. on february 12, two more cases of the uk variant of covid-19 were confirmed in detroit. as of february 15, 67 cases of the uk variant have been confirmed across 11 counties, 39 of them in washtenaw county. on february 16, it was reported 90 cases of the uk variant have been confirmed at the bellamy creek correctional facility in ionia. the next day, genesee county reported its first uk variant case in a person who had recently visited a washtenaw county hospital. as of february 19, michigan has 10% of the country's cases of the uk variant. on march 11, six cases of the uk variant were reported in genesee county. south african variant on march 8, 2021, the state reported their first case of the 501.v2 variant that originated in south africa in a child from jackson county. brazilian variant on march 31, 2021, the state reported their first case of the lineage p.1 variant, which originated in brazil, in a person from bay county. another case of lineage p.1 was identified in shiawassee county on the same date. a third case of lineage p.1 was reported in genesee county on april 7. the person was diagnosed with the variant on march 23. california variants the state has reported six cases of the "california variants" of covid-19: three cases of the b 1.427 variant in jackson and washtenaw counties; and three cases of the b 1.429 variant, one each in oakland, livingston, and washtenaw counties. indian variant on april 30, it was reported that the first case of