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MLive: Michigan receives $315 million in federal funds for coronavirus testing

Federal funding will help expand testing for the novel coronavirus in Michigan.

A total of $315 million in federal funds is coming to the state of Michigan from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, a news release from U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said.

“Widespread testing is absolutely critical to keeping us and our loved ones safe as we reopen our economy,” Stabenow said in the release. "This is a good start but the Administration must provide more funding so that our state can safely reopen its economy, get people back to work, and limit the spread of COVID-19.”

States will receive a total of $11 billion from the act to expand testing, while federal agencies receive $14 billion, the release said.
“This will help prevent the spread of this devastating virus so workers, families and small businesses can all work toward a new normal in a safe and healthy way,” Peters said in the release. "Ultimately, however, we still have not seen a thorough plan to ramp up widespread testing on the federal level, and I urge the Trump Administration to work with Congress on ways to prioritize increased testing moving forward.”
There are 50,079 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Michigan and 4,825 deaths associated with the virus, as of Friday, May 15.