Michigan coronavirus cases up to 723,297; The death toll now stands at 16,400

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The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 723,297 on Thursday, including 16,400 deaths, state officials report.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 7,819 new cases and 73 additional deaths, including 43 from a Vital Records review. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 715,478 cases and 16,327 deaths.

The testing averages about 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with the 7 days positive rate above 16% from Wednesday, the highest since early December. The state has reported an increase in hospital admissions in recent weeks, now at its highest point since mid-December.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 6,174 on Wednesday – the highest since December. The seven-day death average was 31 Wednesday, slightly higher than the past two weeks. The state’s death rate is 2.3%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 122,000 on Tuesday. More than 577,000 have been restored in Michigan.

Michigan has more than reported 4.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered from wednesday with 37% of the inhabitants have received at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University more than 30.9 million cases have been reported in the US., with more than 559,000 dead reported by the virus.

Worldwide more than 133 million people have been confirmed to be infected and more than 2.8 million have diedMore than 75 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 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

  • 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

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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