Michigan reports 2,364 new COVID cases, 51 dead

DETROIT – Michigan on Wednesday reported 2,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 virus-related deaths.

Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 964,317, including 20,447 deaths. These figures exceed 961,953 cases and 20,396 deaths as of Tuesday.

The deaths announced Wednesday include 10 identified during a Vital Records review.

Wednesday’s announcement was for a day in total, as data backed up from Monday to Tuesday due to Labor Day.

Tests have increased to approximately 20,000 reported diagnostic tests per day on average, with the Positive rate of 7 days at 9.8% on Monday, slightly higher than the previous week. The percentage of positive tests has been steadily increasing since the end of June, when it was at its lowest. Hospitalizations have steadily increased for several weeks.

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Cases are on the rise again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,875 on Wednesday, a significant jump since early July. The average seven-day death toll was 22 on Wednesday. The state mortality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which rose to 57,000 on Wednesday.

Michigan has reported more than that 9.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Wednesday, with 66.3% of more than 16 residents who have received at least one dose while 57.6% of more than 12 residents they are considered completely vaccinated.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 40 million cases were reported in the U.S., with more than 650,000 deaths reported by the virus. Globally, more than 5.5 billion doses of vaccines have been administered, including more than 370 million doses in the United States alone.

The new Michigan COVID-19 Daily Total since July 30:

• July 30 – 2,250 new cases (case count for three days)

• August 3 – 2,605 new cases (case count for four days)

• August 6 – 3,962 new cases (case count for three days)

• August 9 – 2,720 new cases (case count for three days)

• August 11 – 2,786 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 13 – 3,127 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 16 – 3,554 new cases (case count for three days)

• August 18 – 2,690 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 20 – 4,197 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 23 – 3,920 new cases (case count for three days)

• August 25 – 4,326 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 27 – 3,958 new cases (case count for two days)

• August 30 – 5,020 new cases (case count for three days)

• September 1 – 4,494 new cases (two-day case count)

• September 3 – 4,448 new cases (case count for two days)

• September 7 – 6,313 new cases (case count for four days)

• September 8: 2,364 new cases (case count for one day)

Most recent COVID-19 data in Michigan:

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

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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