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

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 785,307 on 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 based on a Vital Records review.

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

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

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Last: Worldwide, the death toll at COVID-19 is a whopping 3 million

The testing averages about 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with the 7 days positive rate above 14% from Friday, lower than a week ago. Hospital admissions have increased in recent weeks, now at the peak of the pandemic.

Michigan continues to lead the nation in new COVID-19 cases. The state’s 7-day moving average for day-to-day business on Friday was 6,949 – the highest since November. The death average over seven days was 47 on Friday, slightly higher than the past two weeks. The state’s death rate is 2.2%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 175,000 on Friday.

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Michigan has more than reported 5.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered from Thursday, with 44% inhabitants 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.

Worldwide more than 140 million people are infected and more than 3 million have diedMore than 79 million have been recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are certainly much higher, due to limited testing, different ways nations count the dead, and deliberate under-reporting by 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 (number of cases 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 (number of cases 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 (number of cases 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

Here’s a timeline of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Michigan:

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