Michigan reports 4,448 new COVID cases, 51 deaths, an average of 2,224 cases a day

DETROIT – Michigan reported 4,448 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 virus-related deaths on Friday, an average of 2,224 cases over the past two days.

Friday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 955,640, including 20,367 deaths. These figures exceed 951,192 cases and 20,347 deaths as of Wednesday.

NOTE: The state of Michigan reported 20,347 deaths Wednesday, but when Friday’s update was released, Wednesday’s number dropped to 20,316. Therefore, the state announced on Friday a total of 20,367 deaths with an increase of 51, not 20.

The deaths announced Friday include 28 identified during a Vital Records review.

Tests have increased to approximately 20,000 reported diagnostic tests per day on average, with the Positive rate of 7 days at 9.44% on Wednesday, slightly higher than the previous week. The positive percentage of tests has been steadily increasing since the end of June, when it was at a minimum. Hospitalizations have increased 231% since July 1.

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Cases are on the rise again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,995 on Friday, a significant jump since early July. The average seven-day death toll was 25 on Friday. The state mortality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were recorded Friday at 54,000.

Michigan has reported more than that 9.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Friday, with 66% of more than 16 residents have received at least one dose while 57.4% of more than 12 residents they are considered completely vaccinated.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 39 million cases have been reported in the US, with more than 642,000 deaths reported by the virus. Globally, more than 5 billion doses of vaccine have been administered, including more than 370 million doses in the US alone.

All over the world, more than 218 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 4.5 million have died, 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.

The Michigan Daily Total COVID-19 totals as of 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 (two-day case count)

• 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 – XXXX new cases (case count for two days)

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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