Michigan Cases Reach 14,277 as Weekly Growth Drops Sharply; Official Says 'Worst Is Behind Us'

Michigan's cumulative cyclosporiasis total reaches 14,277 cases and 335 hospitalizations, up 368 cases and 21 hospitalizations from the prior week — but that weekly increase is down sharply from roughly 1,400 new cases the week before, the smallest weekly gain since late June. Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan's chief medical executive, says 'the worst is behind us, at least based on the data we have available to us today,' while cautioning the six-week reporting lag means the cumulative total will keep climbing for weeks after the actual risk has passed.