Michigan reports 6,313 new COVID cases, 29 deaths -- average of 1,578 cases per day

DETROIT – Michigan reported 6,313 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 virus-related deaths Tuesday -- an average of 1,578.25 cases over the past four days.

Tuesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 961,953, including 20,396 deaths. These numbers are up from 955,640 cases and 20,367 deaths, as of Friday.

The deaths announced Tuesday include 10 identified during a Vital Records review.

Michigan didn’t report COVID data on Monday because of the holiday.

Testing has increased to around 20,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 9.8% as of Friday, slightly higher than the previous week. The positive test rate has been steadily climbing since the end of June, when it was at its lowest. Hospitalizations have increased by 250% since July 1.

Cases are rising again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,858 on Tuesday -- a significant jump since the beginning of July. The 7-day death average was 21 on Tuesday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 55,500 on Tuesday.

Michigan has reported more than 9.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Friday, with 66% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 57.4% of 12+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 39 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 642,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 5 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 370 million doses in the U.S. alone.

Worldwide, more than 218 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 4.5 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 30:

• 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)
• Aug. 9 -- 2,720 new cases (case count for three days)
• Aug. 11 -- 2,786 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 13 -- 3,127 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 16 -- 3,554 new cases (case count for three days)
• Aug. 18 -- 2,690 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 20 -- 4,197 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 23 -- 3,920 new cases (case count for three days)
• Aug. 25 -- 4,326 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 27 -- 3,958 new cases (case count for two days)
• Aug. 30 -- 5,020 new cases (case count for three days)
• Sept. 1 -- 4,494 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 3 -- 4,448 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 7 -- 6,313 new cases (case count for four days)

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

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

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