The Ingham County Health Department said all of the people with COVID-19 cases linked to Harpers are between the ages of 19 and 23, with approximately half being linked to MSU.
The health department said some have permanent residences in other Michigan counties including Barry-Eaton and Oakland.
WANT TO GET TESTED FORCORONAVIRUS.THE INGHAM COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT TELLS US..
22-CASESOF COVID-19 HAVE BEENLINKED TO IT.FOX 47'S KYLIE KHAN HAS THEDETAILS.THE INGHAM COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT IS TELLING EVERYONEELSE WHO WAS THERE TO WATCHFOR SYMPTOMS.THESE RULES ARE NOT JUSTSILLINESS.
IT'S NOT JUSTSOMETHING WE'RE MAKING UP.
THESOCIAL DISTANCINGWORKS.
THE MASK-WEARING WORKS.WHEN YOU DON'T DO THAT, YOU HAVEOUTBREAKS AND THAT'S WHATHAPPENED.THE COUNTY'S ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AFEW HOURS AFTER A POST ONHARPERS' FACEBOOKPAGE TUESDAY MORNING SAID ITWOULD BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TOINSTALL AN AIR PURIFIER AND"IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TOELIMINATE LINES."BUT VAIL SAYS THE HEALTHDEPARRTMENT NOTIFIED HARPER'SLAST THURSDAYPICTURES OF LONG LINES OUTSIDETHE BAR HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING ONTWITTER... GOVERNORGRETCHEN WHITMER EVEN REFERENCEDONE DURING A RECENT PRESSCONFERENCE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHATNOT TO DO.NATS - "DON'T GO OUT AND CRAMINTO A PLACE OF ACCOMODATIONTHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CLOSED."I WOULD LIKE DRIVE UP AND DOWNJUST RUNNING ERRANDS AND I WOULDSEE THE LINE TO 7-11.
THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS THE PEOPLE WHOTESTED POSITIVE ARE BETWEEN 19AND 23 YEARSOLD.ABOUT HALF OF THEM ARE CONNECTEDTO M-S-U.EAST LANSING'S MAYOR SAYS THISIS EXACTLY WHY SHE DOESN'T WANTBARS AND RESTAURANTS TOREOPEN UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINEAVAILABLE.I TALKED TO THE OWNERS OFHARPER'S A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGOAND I ASKED THEM PLEASE NOT TOREOPEN.
HIS ARGUMENT WAS HE'D GOUNDER IF HE COULDN'T REOPEN.
ANDTHAT LEAVES NO OPTION BUT TOHOPE TO COLLEGE-AGE PEOPLE WILLACT RESPONSIBLY.WE ARE GETTING SOME GRIEF THATWE AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUTTHE PEOPLE IN LINE.
PEOPLEHAVE A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TODO STUPID THINGS THAT CAN KILLOTHER PEOPLE.
THAT'S THEIRRIGHT.
WE CAN ENCOURAGE THEM TOWEAR MASKS BUT IT'S HARD TOENCOUARGE A LINE FULL OF DRUNKPEOPLETO DO ANYTHING.WE REACHED OUT TO HARPERS' OWNERFOR A COMMENT BUT DID NOTRECEIVE A REPSONSE.REPORTING IN EAST LANSING, KYLIEKHAN, FOX 47 NEWS.SYMPTOMS CAN DEVELOP UP TO 14DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE TO THEVIRUS.
ANYONE WHO WAS ATHARPER'S AND DEVELOPS A COUGH..FEVER..
OR SHORTNESSOF BREATH IS ENCOURAGED TO GETTESTED.WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHENHARPER'S RELEASES ITS PLAN TO
The Ingham County Health Department says 25 people have tested positive for COVID-19 after recently visiting Harper's Restaurant &..