INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48911 EMERGENCY ORDER UNDER MCL 333.2453 (Ingham2020-18) FOR CONTROL OF PANDEMIC The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused by a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and easily spread from person to person. There is currently no approved vaccine for this disease. On March 10, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19 in Michigan. On that same day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-4 declaring a state of emergency across the state of Michigan. The following day, the first presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 was reported in Ingham County. A state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in Ingham County on March 16, 2020. In response to the widespread and severe health, economic, and social harms posed by the COVID19 pandemic, the Governor issued Executive Order 2020-33 on April 1, 2020, declaring both a state of emergency and a state of disaster across the state of Michigan. Governor Whitmer has reissued the declaration of emergency several times in light of the continuing threat posed by the pandemic. Executive Order 2020-177 continues the state of emergency through October 1, 2020. At the local level, Ingham County Health Officer Linda S. Vail has issued emergency orders to limit restaurant capacity and restrict the size of outdoor gatherings in sections of East Lansing with a history of noise violations. Additionally, the Ingham County Health Department has issued a recommended self-quarantine for all Michigan State University students residing in the community. Since August, Ingham County’s progress in suppressing the pandemic has stalled and begun to erode. Daily case counts in Ingham County have surged over the past three weeks. One third of all Ingham County cases since the pandemic started were reported in just the past three weeks. Ingham County has experienced a 52 percent increase in total case count since August 24 and has shifted from a percent positivity rate of 2 percent to 5 percent. In comparison, the MSU community percent positivity has ranged from 11.1 percent to 15.4 percent since September 5. More than half of all new cases countywide reside in the city of East Lansing, and the majority of all new cases are students of Michigan State University. Through case investigation, the Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) has identified congregate housing in the city of East Lansing as a risk factor. The health department has identified several fraternity and sorority houses, and several large rental houses with known cases or exposure to COVID-19. The Local Health Officer has determined that individuals living in the houses identified in Attachment 1 are residing in a house with a large number of unrelated people where there are known cases or exposure. Therefore, additional restrictions are necessary to control the Coronavirus pandemic and to protect the public health of Ingham County based on the following: 1. A communicable disease, novel Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has been identified within Ingham County and can be transmitted from person to person. 2. In order to control and limit the spread of the Coronavirus, it is necessary to prevent and limit infected people from encountering uninfected people. 3. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states “Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus without feeling symptoms.” It is hereby ordered that people residing at the addresses listed in Attachment 1 must quarantine for 14 days effective immediately and until September 28 at 11:59 p.m. While under mandatory quarantine, residents must: • • • • • • • • • • • • Remain in their residence unless they need medical care or necessities that cannot be delivered. Those who leave the property must wear a face covering at all times and maintain 6 feet physical distancing from others at all times. Separate themselves from others in the residence as much as possible. Wear face coverings when in any common areas of the residence at all times. Maintain 6 feet physical distancing from others in the residence at all times. Prohibit people who do not reside in the residence from entering the residence unless they are providing an essential service deemed necessary for the immediate health and safety of the residents. Answer or return phone calls and text messages from ICHD staff or the University Physician’s Office within two business hours. Cooperate fully with all questions asked by ICHD staff or the University Physician’s Office to ensure immediate contact tracing can occur. Allow health department staff or their designees on their premises, for random checks for compliance, if deemed necessary. Wash their hands often and practice good hygiene methods. Take their temperature twice daily, once in the morning and once at night. Inform ICHD or the University Physician’s Office if they become ill. Prominently display the notice of mandatory quarantine (Attachment 2) on exterior entrances to the property. If you violate this order, I will inform the Ingham County Circuit Court of your refusal to comply with this quarantine and request appropriate remedies as follows. Consistent with MCL 333.2261 and 764.15(1), willful violation of this order constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200, or both. An individual may be arrested if violation occurs in the presence of a police officer, or the police officer has reasonable cause to believe individual has violated a rule or order. The contents of this Order will be published to the members of the public at large by all reasonable means available. This Order will become effective on September 14, 2020 immediately and continuing through September 28 at 11:59 p.m. Respectfully, Linda S. Vail, Health Officer Ingham County Health Department 09/14/2020 Date ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY ORDER UNDER MCL 333.2453 (Ingham2020-18) FOR CONTROL OF PANDEMIC People residing at the following addresses located within the city of East Lansing must begin a mandatory quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure beginning September 14, 2020 immediately and continuing through September 28 at 11:59 p.m. as detailed in Ingham2020-18. Street Address 453 Abbott Rd. 532 Abbott Rd. 544 Abbott Rd. 505 Albert Ave. 403 Ann St. 532 Ann St. 217 Burcham Dr. 229 Burcham Dr. 243 Burcham Dr. 220 Cedar St. 230 Cedar St. 301 Charles St. 128 Collingwood Dr. 626 Cowley Ave. 729 E. Grand River. Ave. 1148 E. Grand River Ave. 1218 E. Grand River Ave. 810 W. Grand River Ave. 342 N. Harrison Rd. 365 N. Harrison Rd. 332 M.A.C. Ave. 427 M.A.C. Ave. 518 M.A.C. Ave. 605 M.A.C. Ave. 616 M.A.C. Ave. 639 M.A.C. Ave. 258 Michigan Ave. 110 Oakhill Ave. 303 Oakhill Ave. 101 Woodmere Ave. City East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 East Lansing, MI 48823 Type of Property Fraternity Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Sorority Sorority Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Fraternity Sorority Rental Sorority Sorority Sorority Sorority Sorority Sorority Fraternity Sorority Fraternity Organization Theta Chi NA NA NA NA NA NA Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega Beta Theta Pi (1/2) Beta Theta Pi (2/2) Pi Kappa Alpha Alpha Sigma Phi Phi Delta Theta Phi Gamma Delta Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Sigma Phi Psi Upsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon Delta Gamma NA Sigma Delta Tau Sigma Kappa Kappa Kappa Gamma Alpha Phi Zeta Tau Alpha Gamma Phi Beta Sigma Nu Kappa Alpha Theta Phi Kappa Psi September 14, 2020 as of 2 p.m. Subject to update. NOTICE OF MANDATORY QUARANTINE BY ORDER OF THE INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT This property is under mandatory quarantine due to exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) effective immediately on September 14, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. on September 28, 2020. It is a violation of Emergency Order Ingham2020-18 under MCL 333.2453 to enter the premises unless this is your residence or you are providing an essential service deemed necessary for the immediate health and safety of the residents. This notice must be posted on the property’s entrance until 11:59 p.m. on September 28, 2020 (517) 887-4311 hd.ingham.org Attachment 2- EMERGENCY ORDER UNDER MCL 333.2453 (Ingham2020-18) FOR CONTROL OF PANDEMIC