This is what you need to know on December 19, 2020

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DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 458,852 as of Saturday, including 11,461 deaths, according to state officials.

Saturday’s update includes 3,896 new cases and 187 additional deaths, including 155 deaths identified during the review of records, meaning they did not occur between Friday and Saturday.

The state reported a total of 284,731 recoveries on Saturday.

On Friday, the state reported a total of 454,956 confirmed cases and 11,274 deaths.

The Michigan 7-day average for new COVID cases dropped to 4,010 on Saturday, December 19th. The state had a total of approximately 162,700 active cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday.

Hospitalizations began to decline in December. As of Friday night, there were 3,261 patients hospitalized with COVID at Michigan hospitals.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 17.5 million cases of COVID have been reported nationwide since Saturday. More than 315,000 have died in the United States from the virus.

Worldwide, more than 76 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 1.6 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The actual figures are certainly much higher, due to limited evidence, different ways in which nations count the dead, and the deliberate misinformation of some governments.

Coronavirus titles:

I’LL SEE: Monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine doses by Michigan County

I’LL SEE: Follow-up of coronavirus cases, outbreaks in Michigan schools

The Michigan Senate passed a $ 465 million COVID-19 relief bill during the night session on Friday, December 19th.

The bill is scheduled to arrive at Michigan House on Monday.

More information here.

The United States added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, December 19, boosting efforts to combat such a serious outbreak that the nation regularly records more than 3,000 deaths a day.

The much-needed doses are expected to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency deployment of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health.

Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer announced that the state is reviewing its COVID-19 order to resume high school face-to-face classes, reopen certain indoor entertainment venues, and allow contactless outdoor sports and fitness classes.

MONTH: Here’s everything that reopens under Michigan’s revised COVID-19 order

The state is it is currently in a “pause” that puts stricter COVID-19 regulations in restaurants, schools and more, however this order was scheduled to expire on Sunday (December 20).

Now, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released a revised version of the order, which will run through Jan. 15.

This is what opens and what is closed under the order.

Here we track the doses of COVID-19 vaccine distributed per 1,000 residents in each Michigan county:

A new tool created by Michigan health officials can calculate the likelihood that a person has COVID-19 and the severity of their infection based on their life situation and personal behaviors.

He Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launched “CV19 CheckUp”: a free and anonymous tool that assesses the risks of someone associated with COVID-19.

Click here to visit the CV19 online verification tool.

“This tool, which we will make available to all Michiganders, helps people understand their risk based on their life situation and personal behavior, and offers recommendations to reduce these risks and at the same time connect people to services if it is necessary, “said Dr. senior deputy director of the Agency for Aging and Adult Services

Travis said the tool can be used by all Michigan residents, but is specifically designed to help adults 60 and older. It is anonymous and does not require any name, email address or identifier of any kind.

The tool used artificial intelligence to analyze each person using an online questionnaire. It is designed for those who are considered high risk.

The tool ‘s algorithms are driven by science and medicine, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

Michigan COVID-19 reported cases daily from December 1:

  • December 1: 5,793 new cases
  • December 2 – 6,955 new cases
  • December 3 – 7,146 new cases
  • December 4: 8,689 new cases
  • December 5 – 6,004 new cases
  • December 6: 4,675 new cases
  • December 7: 4,675 new cases
  • December 8: 5,909 new cases
  • December 9: 4,905 new cases
  • December 10: 5,937 new cases
  • December 11: 5,157 new cases
  • December 12: 4,486 new cases
  • December 13: 3,602 new cases
  • December 14: 3,603 new cases
  • December 15: 4,730 new cases
  • December 16: 4,037 new cases
  • December 17: 4,024 new cases
  • December 18: 4,180 new cases
  • December 19: 3,896 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 reported daily deaths since December 1:

  • December 1 – 190 new deaths (30 vital records)
  • December 2 – 81 new deaths
  • December 3 – 175 new deaths (112 according to vital records)
  • December 4 – 81 new deaths
  • December 5 – 193 new deaths (145 by vital records)
  • December 6 – 46 new deaths
  • December 7 – 47 new deaths
  • December 8 – 191 new deaths
  • December 9 – 75 new deaths
  • December 10 – 182 new deaths (132 according to vital records)
  • December 11 – 61 new deaths
  • December 12 – 206 new deaths (176 according to vital records)
  • December 13 – 45 new deaths
  • December 14 – 45 new deaths
  • December 15 – 183 new deaths (71 according to vital records)
  • December 16 – 83 new deaths
  • December 17 – 190 new deaths (125 by vital records)
  • December 18 – 66 new deaths
  • December 19 – 187 deaths (155 by vital records)

Coronavirus resources:

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