Detroit-based utility company DTE Energy has donated 100,000 KN95 respirator masks to local hospitals in southeast Michigan to assist in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, DTE Energy has two million more masks on order as part of their comprehensive COVID-19 relief initiative.
"We're just getting started. The DTE Foundation is pulling out all the stops to help protect the heroes of our communities," said DTE President and CEO Jerry Norcia.
"For weeks, the DTE Foundation and its partners have been feeding Michiganders and equipping first responders. Now, thanks to the tenacity of our remarkable supply chain team, we can protect the Detroit-area health care workers who are on the front lines of this pandemic."
The KN95 masks are in high-demand as hospitals across the state and country have been running critically-short on the devices and other personal protective equipment (PPE), which can help curtail the spread of the novel virus to healthcare workers.
Prior to their most recent hospital donations, DTE Energy had already provided local hospitals and the Detroit and Highland Park Police Departments with 50,000 repirator masks.
New numbers reported Wednesday afternoon show Michigan has 20,346 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with a total of 959 related deaths statewide.
