MI CReSS Data Reports

Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study Data Report 8: Geographic Differences in Access to Care, Recovery, and the Social Impact of COVID-19 in Michigan - August 2023

All findings are representative of adults with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 in Michigan.
Detroit had the highest proportion of adults who did not have private health insurance, and who delayed COVID-19 care due to cost or other barriers.
Region 7 (Northern Michigan) had the highest proportion of adults who sought care at an emergency room.
Detroit had the highest proportion of adults with severe disease (measured by self-reported symptom severity or hospitalization), while Region 5 (Southwest Region) had the highest proportion of adults with long COVID (defined as persistent symptoms 90+ days after COVID-19 onset). Washtenaw County had the lowest proportion reporting severe disease or long COVID.
COVID-related stigma was common in Michigan, with at least one in four adults in every region reporting stigma due to their COVID-19 diagnosis.
In Detroit, one in three adults reported being unable to pay important bills since the start of the pandemic, while nearly 60% reported job loss or reduced work hours.
In Detroit and Macomb County, nearly one in four employed adults who worked in person lacked regular access to personal protective equipment at work.