Michigan coronavirus cases up to 642,869; Death toll now at 15,984

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The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 642,869 on Thursday, including 15,984 deaths, state officials report.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 5,224 new cases and 49 additional deaths, including 30 from a Vital Records review. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 637,645 cases and 15,935 deaths. It is the highest one-day total in 2021 and the highest since December 11, 2020.

Testing has been steady, about 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with a 7-day positive rate above 9% as of Wednesday. The state has reported an increase in hospital admissions in the past three weeks.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,493 Thursday – the highest since early January. The death average over seven days was Thursday 22 and has been flat for several weeks. The state’s death rate is 2.5%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 64,200 on Thursday. More than 562,000 have been restored in Michigan.

Michigan has more than reported 3.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of Wednesday, with 29.6% of residents having received at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University more than 30 million cases have been reported in the US., with more than 545,200 dead reported by the virus.

Worldwide more than 124.9 million people are infected and more than 2.7 million have diedMore than 70 million have been restored, 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 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

  • March 22 – 4,801 new cases (number of cases for two days)

  • March 23 – 3,579 new cases

  • March 24 – 4,454 new cases

  • March 25 – 5,224 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):

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