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# Local Stories For 5-19-20
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/local-stories-for-5-19-20/
- Published: 2020-05-19T10:39:14.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-21T11:03:39.000Z
- Author: Shianne Nocerini
- Tags: #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12

On today’s show:

The northern part of Michigan is beginning to reopen on Friday, while Metro Detroit is still seeing a percentage increase in COVID-positive tests.

Are the flu and coronavirus comparable? The data points to a definite no. We’ll talk about it. Background: [https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/the-flu-has-killed-2200-michiganders-since-2000-coronavirus-topped-that-in-a-month.html](https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/the-flu-has-killed-2200-michiganders-since-2000-coronavirus-topped-that-in-a-month.html?ref=dailydetroit.com)

Bottle deposits aren’t happening, and you’ve got a growing stack in your garage. What to do? Background: [https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/18/michigan-bottle-returns-open-closed/5194368002/](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/18/michigan-bottle-returns-open-closed/5194368002/?ref=dailydetroit.com)

Some auto industry updates, including factories reopening; plus Elon Musk can apparently do whatever he wants.

And the DIA gift shop has seized the moment with new masks that resonate with us right now: [https://diashop.org/face-masks/](https://diashop.org/face-masks/?ref=dailydetroit.com)

That and more on your Daily Detroit. 

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