In Ingham County, the virus rapidly bloomed. The university quickly pivoted, she said, trying to reach students and offering testing, but found it was difficult to convince them to follow rules. On Sept. 14, health officials said a majority of the newest cases involved students at Michigan State and ordered people in many fraternities and sororities to quarantine. Virus deaths have more than tripled in the county since the end of August, to 141 from 41. In mid-October, Dennis Neuner was driving home from a hospital in Lansing, having just dropped off his wife, Sharon, who was admitted.

Source: New York Times December 12, 2020 16:52 UTC