(WXYZ) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released an update Wednesday morning on COVID-19 data trends in the state.
Dr. Sarah Lyon-Callo, the director of the Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health at the MDHHS, talked 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 13 of the 20 best metropolitan cities where COVID-19 outbreaks can be seen, Detroit comes in second.
According to the state, the positivity rate is up 348% and the number of cases is up 375% since the previous low on Feb. 19, and Michigan has the highest number of cases and the highest number of cases in the country.
On top of the cases, deaths are also up 75% since the low on March 19, and there were 166 deaths between March 14 and March 20.
The current statewide positivity is the highest since April 24, 2020.
Hospital admissions are also up for all age groups, and in total they are up 360% since Feb. 28.
The state has reported thousands of new cases every day for the past week, and there are now more than 100,000 active cases of the virus in Michigan, the highest number since mid-November, when a partial shutdown was announced.
Michigan is also working to vaccinate the population, and those 16 and older will be eligible Monday. So far, the state has nearly 3 million people who have been fully vaccinated.
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