LANSING – Michigan saw another 564 cases of COVID-19 reported since Wednesday afternoon, along with another 13 deaths.

That is unacceptable, according to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who updated citizens during a Thursday morning press conference. With just under 3,000 people infected, Michigan ranks fifth in the nation in the number of coronavirus cases.

On Monday, Whitmer issued an Executive Order for Michiganders to Stay Home and Stay Safe. It limits citizens to necessary travel, such as to work, getting food, groceries and prescriptions, or to check on family members. During Thursday's news conference,

Whitmer says the Executive Order is not an option, and not a recommendation. It must be followed. She says you shouldn't invite people over. Stay home, but if you do have to go out, observe the six foot distance between yourself and others. Keep yourself safe and everyone else as well.

Whitmer says if we don't do our part of taking these precautions, more people will get sick and could possibly die.

The Michigan Department of Corrections says a second prisoner at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater has tested positive for the coronavirus. No information has been released on the second individual. The first prisoner is being isolated from the rest of the population.

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency says two more cases of the coronavirus have been discovered in Hillsdale County. That makes five residents who have the virus. No information has been released on the two new cases.

The Cass County Health Department says they have their first case of COVID-19, but no other information has been released. The Calhoun County Health Department announced on their website that there are now 8 cases of coronavirus in the county, while Kalamazoo County has 10 cases.

To date, no cases of coronavirus have been detected in St. Joseph County.

Statewide, as of 2 PM Thursday, there are 2,856 cases of COVID-19, and 60 deaths.