Michigan coronavirus cases up to 785,307; The death toll is now 16,840

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The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 785,307 as of Saturday, including 16,840 deaths, state officials report.

Saturday’s update includes a total of 5,530 new cases and 69 additional deaths. 60 of those deaths were identified from a review by Vital Records.

Friday’s update included a total of 8,955 new cases and an additional 40 deaths. It was the second highest single-day case in Michigan since the pandemic began. On November 20, 2020, the state reported a total of 9,779 cases, the highest number of cases to date.

On Saturday, the state reported a total of 603,094 recoveries of COVID-19.

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Tests have been constant at around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported daily on average, with Positive rate of 7 days above 14% as of Friday, less than a week ago. Hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks, now at the peak of the pandemic.

Michigan continues to lead the nation in new COVID-19 cases. The 7-day moving average for daily cases in the state was 6,949 on Friday, the highest since November. The seven-day average death toll was 47 on Friday, slightly higher than in the last two weeks. The state mortality rate is 2.2%. The state also reports “active cases,” which rose to 175,000 on Friday.

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Michigan has reported more than that 5.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are administered as of Thursday, with 44% of residents have received at least one dose.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 31.5 million cases have been reported in the US., with more than 566,000 dead reported by the virus.

All over the world, more than 140 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 3 million have died. More than 79 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 lack of deliberate reports from some governments.

  • 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

  • April 9 – 7,834 new cases

  • April 10 – 6,892 new cases

  • April 12 – 9,674 new cases (case count for two days)

  • April 13 – 8,867 new cases

  • April 14 – 7,955 new cases

  • April 15 – 6,303 new cases

  • April 16 – 8,955 new cases

  • April 17 – 5,530 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):

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