Black people make up about 14% of Michigan's population, but 40% of all COVID-19 deaths — most of which are in Detroit.
Detroit is among the first cities in the U.S. to launch rapid testing kits for COVID-19 that produce results in about 15 minutesResidents and nurses in the Detroit-area describe weeks of long hours and some fears of running out of protective gear as well as exposing themselves and their loved ones to the disease.
The main entrance to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where hundreds of staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.Henry Ford is one of the hardest hit hospitals in the city — not just in the volume of cases, but in the number of staff members who have become sick with COVID-19. The hospital's Dr. Chu said Thursday that 872, or about 2.5%, of Henry Ford's more than 31,600 employees throughout the system have tested positive for the disease.
The internal medicine resident at Henry Ford said the days have started to "blend together" but he has on average cared for five COVID-19 patients per day and more than 100 total, including "quite a few" who have died. At hospitals outside the city, the circumstances aren't much better. A registered nurse with Beaumont Health, the state's largest hospital system, in suburban Royal Oak described unprecedented situations of reassignments, 60-hour work weeks and fears of contracting the disease, which many have.The hospital, in an email to CNBC, said it is taking measures to support its staff. Beaumont Health infectious disease specialist Dr.
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