By Bria Brown
(CBS DETROIT) – Researchers at the University of Michigan say they’ve identified a new cause of blood clots from Covid-19.
They found in hospitalized patients, severe Covid-19 triggers the production of antibodies in the blood that attack the cells and cause blood clots.
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On Wednesday, Michigan reported 4,101 new coronavirus cases and an additional 19 deaths. This brought the state’s total to 192,096 confirmed cases and 7,419 deaths.
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