This is what you need to know on December 27, 2020

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DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 477,269 as of Saturday, including 12,029 deaths, state officials report.

Saturday’s update includes 7,341 new cases and an additional 254 deaths. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 469,928 confirmed cases and 11,775 deaths.

Important note: The state of Michigan did not provide any updates to coronavirus data on Dec. 24-25 because of the holidays. The Saturday, December 26 update represents an average of 2,447 new COVID-19 cases registered in Michigan each day between December 23 and 26.

Of the 254 deaths recorded Saturday by COVID-19, officials say 188 were identified during a records review, meaning they did not occur between Dec. 23 and 26.

On Saturday, the state reported a total of 318,389 recoveries from the virus.

The state of Michigan no longer provides coronavirus data updates on Sundays. The next update is expected Monday afternoon.

According to Johns Hopkins University, 18.8 million cases have been reported nationwide since Saturday. More than 331,000 have died from COVID in the US

Worldwide, more than 80 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 1.7 million have died by Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The actual figures are certainly much higher, due to limited evidence, of different ways in which nations count the dead, and the deliberate under-reporting of some governments.

Coronavirus titles:

I’LL SEE: COVID-19 vaccine dose monitoring by Michigan County

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

Michigan restaurants are still struggling to retake the inner dining room, which is banned by state order COVID-19, however Governor Gretchen Whitmer hinted that some good news might arrive soon.

“My hope is that if people do what they did around Thanksgiving and don’t travel, do the right thing and keep the meetings up to a house or two at most, and wear masks, we’ll be in a good position right after the first of the year to take another step forward, ”Whitmer said.

Read more here.

The United States added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, December 19, boosting efforts to combat an outbreak so severe 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 put 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 are the doses of COVID-19 vaccines 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 necessary, ”said Dr. Alexis Travis, 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
  • December 20: 2,275 new cases
  • December 21: 2,276 new cases
  • December 22: 3,082 new cases
  • December 23: 3,443 new cases
  • December 24: 2,447 new cases
  • December 25: 2,447 new cases
  • December 26: 2,447 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)
  • December 20 – 35 new deaths
  • December 21 – 36 new deaths
  • December 22 – 173 new deaths (72 according to vital records)
  • December 23 – 70 new deaths
  • December 24 – 84 deaths (62 according to vital records)
  • December 25 – 85 deaths (63 according to vital records)
  • December 26 – 85 new deaths (63 according to vital records)

Coronavirus resources:

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