| April 8, 2021 
 Medical officials estimate that 10% to 30% of coronavirus infections lead to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, or what has been termed by those who have it as “long COVID.” In Michigan, that would mean between at least 70,746 and 212,239 residents have symptoms that will last longer than three months. Thus far, doctors can’t explain it. In cases of long COVID, the most common symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, joint/chest pain and/or brain fog, some of which occur episodically. Rarer, more serious complications include inflammation of heart muscle, lung function abnormalities, acute kidney injury, rash and hair loss, difficulty with concentration, memory problems, depression and anxiety. READ MORE ►Michigan ranks highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations amid surge as model predicts future worsening  Michigan students are required to take standardized tests this spring, the federal government has ruled. The U.S. Department of Education has denied the state’s request to waive the requirement for the annual tests amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Department of Education officials said. “With its decision to deny Michigan’s request to waive M-STEP testing in the midst of the pandemic, USED (U.S. Department of Education) continues to demonstrate its disconnect from conditions in public schools in Michigan and across the country,” State Superintendent Michael Rice said. MORE  This past winter was drier than normal over the Great Lakes drainage basin. As a result, the Great Lakes water levels continue to decline faster than the typical late winter decline. At this time last year, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron were at all-time record high water levels for late March and early April. Lakes Michigan and Huron are 10.8 inches lower at the end of March 2021 compared to one year ago. This drop in water levels has put a significant distance between the current water level and the record-high water level last year. MORE
 There’s been a “dramatic increase” in unemployment claims filed in the past week in Michigan, so state officials are putting up fraud protections in hopes of blocking out criminals. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has flagged about 100,000 claims ‘likely filed by criminals,’ the agency said Wednesday. Payments to those accounts have been halted until the identity of each claimant can be verified. “We continue to be vigilant in protecting the integrity of the system and the benefits for those who rightfully deserve them,” said acting director Liza Estlund Olson. MORE ►Counterfeit vaccine card dealers targeted by Michigan attorney general  Only a handful of homes in the Barton Hills neighborhood have exclusive frontage along Barton Pond, Realtor Lisa Stelter said. Perhaps none of them, she said, offer the views of the mid-century modern home at 859 Oakdale Road listed for sale at $1.25 million. “I’ve been selling real estate for 34 years and it’s the most spectacular view I’ve ever seen on any house,” Stelter said. This 2,758-square-foot home is MLive’s House of the Week. We have more details on this property, plus photos and video. Check it out here: MORE Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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