Lansing, MI (AP) – Michigan auditors will review the accuracy of the number of coronavirus deaths linked to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Auditor General Doug Ringler agreed to conduct a comprehensive study at the request of House Oversight Committee Chairman Steven Johnson. He is among Republican lawmakers who’ve questioned if there is an under-count and who’ve criticized Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer for letting hospitalized COVID-19 patients return to nursing homes.
There is no direct evidence the policy led to infections. Michigan says 5,680 long-term care residents and 77 staff have died, accounting for 29% of nearly 19,800 confirmed COVID-19 deaths.
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