Michigan coronavirus cases up to 893,002; Death toll now at 19,598

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 893,002 as of Thursday, including 19,598 deaths, state officials report.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 172 new cases and 20 additional deaths, including 18 from a Vital Records review. On Wednesday, the state announced a total of 892,830 cases and 19,578 deaths.

Testing has been steady around 20,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate below 1.5% as of Thursday, the lowest on record. Hospitalizations have declined over the last several weeks.

The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 198 on Thursday -- the lowest since June 2020. The 7-day death average was 20 on Thursday, the lowest since March. The state’s fatality rate is 2.2%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 21,200 on Wednesday.

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Michigan has reported more than 8.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Tuesday, with 60.6% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 52.2% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 33.4 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 600,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 2.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 311 million doses in the U.S. alone.

Worldwide, more than 176 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 3.8 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments.

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New daily Michigan COVID-19 totals since June 1:

• June 1 -- 862 new cases (case count for three days)
• June 2 -- 420 new cases
• June 3 -- 510 new cases
• June 4 -- 446 new cases
• June 5 -- 388 new cases
• June 7 -- 419 new cases (case count for two days)
• June 8 -- 293 new cases
• June 9 -- 257 new cases
• June 10 -- 301 new cases
• June 11 -- 318 new cases
• June 12 -- 198 new cases
• June 14 -- 338 new cases (case count for two days)
• June 15 -- 182 new cases
• June 16 -- 179 new cases
• June 17 -- 172 new cases

Latest COVID-19 data in Michigan:

• Tracking COVID-19 hospital data in Michigan
• Find more COVID-19 data here.

Here is a charted timeline of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Michigan:

• Full coverage: Coronavirus in Michigan

Here are Michigan COVID-19 cases broken down by gender (view here if you’re not seeing the table):

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