Michigan coronavirus cases up to 910,500; Death toll now at 19,951

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 910,500 as of Friday, including 19,951 deaths, state officials report.

Friday’s update includes a total of 3,962 new cases and four additional deaths over the past three days -- an average of 1,320.6 cases per day. On Tuesday, the state announced a total of 906,538 cases and 19,947 deaths.

Of the four deaths reported Friday, three were identified through a review of Vital Records.

Testing has dropped to around 10,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate around 5.9% as of Tuesday, slightly higher than the previous week. Hospitalizations have been slowly increasing for the last two weeks.

Cases are rising again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 694 on Tuesday, more than triple the average on July 1. The 7-day death average was 6 on Tuesday, near the lowest since March. The state’s fatality rate is 2.2%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 14,600 on Tuesday.

Michigan has reported more than 9.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Monday, with 63.9% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 55.6% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 35.4 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 615,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 4.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 345 million doses in the U.S. alone.

Worldwide, more than 201 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 4.2 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 July 1:

• July 1 -- 228 new cases
• July 2 -- 101 new cases
• July 6 -- 438 new cases (case count for four days)
• July 9 -- 672 new cases (case count for three days)
• July 13 -- 650 new cases (case count for four days)
• July 16 -- 881 new cases (case count for three days)
• July 20 -- 1,028 new cases (case count for four days)
• July 23 -- 1,295 new cases (case count for three days)
• July 27 -- 1,762 new cases (case count for four days)
• July 30 -- 2,250 new cases (case count for three days)
• Aug. 3 -- 2,605 new cases (case count for four days)
• Aug. 6 -- 3,962 new cases (case count for three days)

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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