Michigan coronavirus cases up to 723,297; The death toll is now 16,400

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 723,297 as of Thursday, including 16,400 deaths, state officials report.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 7,819 new cases and 73 additional deaths, including 43 from a Vital Records review. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 715,478 cases and 16,327 deaths.

Tests have been constant at around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported daily on average, with the Positive rate of 7 days above 16% as of Wednesday, the highest since early December. The state has reported an increase in hospitalizations in recent weeks, now at its highest point since mid-December.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 6,174 on Wednesday, the highest since December. The seven-day average death toll was 31 on Wednesday, slightly higher than in the last two weeks. The state mortality rate is 2.3%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were recorded Tuesday at 122,000. More than 577,000 have recovered in Michigan.

Michigan has reported more than that 4.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered from Wednesday, with 37% of residents have received at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 30.9 million cases have been reported in the United States., with more than 559,000 dead informed of the virus.

All over the world, more than 133 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 2.8 million have died. More than 75 million have been recovered, 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.

• March 16: 2,048 new cases

• March 17 – 3,164 new cases

• March 18 – 2,629 new cases

• March 19 – 3,730 new cases

• March 20: 2,660 new cases

• March 22 – 4,801 new cases (case count for two days)

• March 23 – 3,579 new cases

• March 24: 4,454 new cases

• March 25 – 5,224 new cases

• March 26: 5,030 new cases

• March 27: 4,670 new cases

• March 29 – 8,202 new cases (case count for two days)

• March 30 – 5,177 new cases

• March 31 – 6,311 new cases

• April 1 – 6,036 new cases

• April 2 – 5,498 new cases

• April 3 – 8,413 new cases

• April 5 – 10,293 new cases (case count for two days)

• April 6 – 4,964 new cases

• April 7 – 8,015 new cases

• April 8 – 7,819 new cases

The following is a chronology of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan:

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Here are COVID-19 cases from Michigan broken down by sex (see them here if you don’t see the table):