Michigan coronavirus cases up to 624,811; The death toll is now 15,897

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 624,811 on Saturday, including 15,897 deaths, state officials report.

Saturday’s update includes a total of 2,660 new COVID-19 cases and 47 additional deaths. The deaths announced on Saturday included 39 deaths identified during a Vital Records review, meaning they occurred neither on Friday nor Saturday.

On Friday, the state reported a total of 622,151 cases and 15,850 additional deaths.

Last Saturday, a total of 562,775 people recovered from COVID-19 in Michigan.

Testing has been steady at around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with a 7-day positive rate above 6% as of Thursday. The state has reported a slight increase in hospital admissions in the past three weeks.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 2,149 on Thursday – the highest since early January. The death average over seven days was Thursday 16 and has been flat for several weeks. The state’s death rate is 2.6%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were recorded at 45,900 on Thursday – nearly the lowest since October.

Michigan has more than reported 3.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered, starting Wednesday, with 25.6% of residents having received at least one dose.

According to Johns Hopkins University more than 29.7 million cases have been reported in the US., with more than 541,000 dead reported by the virus.

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Worldwide more than 122 million people are infected and more than 2.7 million have diedMore than 69 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.

• February 20 – 635 new cases

• February 22 – 1,484 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• February 23 – 1,316 new cases

• February 24 – 1,245 new cases

• February 25 – 1,388 new cases

• February 26 – 1,073 new cases

• February 27 – 1,156 new cases

• March 1 – 1,569 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• March 2 – 1,067 new cases

• March 3 – 1,536 new cases

• March 4 – 1,526 new cases

• March 5 – 1,486 new cases

• March 6 – 1,289 new cases

• March 8 – 1,960 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• March 9 – 954 new cases

• March 10 – 2,316 new cases

• March 11 – 2,091 new cases

• March 12 – 2,403 new cases

• March 13 – 1,659 new cases

• March 15 – 3,143 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• March 16 – 2,048 new cases

• March 17 – 3,164 new cases

• March 18 – 2,629 new cases

• March 19 – 3,730 new cases

• March 20 – 2,660 new cases

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

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