(WXYZ) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services provided an update Wednesday morning on COVID-19 data trends in the state.
Dr. Sarah Lyon-Callo, director of the MDHHS Office of Epidemiology and Population Health, spoke about testing, disease trends, outbreaks, hospitalizations, and more.
The update came amid a massive increase in COVID-19 cases. According to The New York Times, Michigan has been 13 of the top 20 subway areas with COVID-19 outbreaks, with Detroit in second place.
According to the state, the positivity rate rises 348% and case rates rise 375% from the previous low of Feb. 19, and Michigan has the highest number of cases and the highest case rate in the country.
In addition to the cases, deaths have also increased by 75% since the March 19 low and there were 166 deaths between March 14 and 20.
The current statewide positivity is the highest since April 24, 2020.
Hospitalizations are also increasing for all age groups and, in total, have increased by 360% since 28 February.
The state has reported thousands of new cases a day over the past week and there are now more than 100,000 active cases of the virus in Michigan, the highest since mid-November, when a partial closure was announced.
Michigan is also working to vaccinate the population, Monday 16 years and older. To date, the state has about 3 million people fully vaccinated.
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