Michigan reports 9,137 new COVID cases, 36 deaths -- average of 3,046 cases per day

DETROIT – Michigan reported 9,137 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 virus-related deaths Monday -- an average of 3,045.7 cases over the past three days.

Monday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,064,557, including 21,349 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,055,420 cases and 21,313 deaths, as of Friday.

The deaths announced Monday include 18 identified during a Vital Records review. The state also reported an additional 14,060 recoveries from the virus, bringing that total to 945,175.

Testing has increased to around 30,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 11.35% as of Monday. Hospitalizations have been steadily increasing for several weeks.

The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,603 on Monday -- the highest it has been since early May. The 7-day death average was 29 on Monday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.0%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 98,000 on Monday.

Michigan has reported more than 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Wednesday, with 67.9% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 59.8% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 48.5 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 703,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 6.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 395 million doses in the U.S. alone.

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New daily Michigan COVID-19 totals since Sept. 3:

• Sept. 3 -- 4,448 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 7 -- 6,313 new cases (case count for four days)
• Sept. 8 -- 2,364 new cases (case count for one day)
• Sept. 10 -- 6,095 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 13 -- 6,093 new cases (case count for three days)
• Sept. 15 -- 6,604 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 17 -- 5,616 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 20 -- 7,185 new cases (case count for three days)
• Sept. 22 -- 6,079 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 24 -- 6,080 new cases (case count for two days)
• Sept. 27 -- 7,733 new cases (case count for three days)
• Sept. 29 -- 6,733 new cases (case count for two days)
• Oct. 1 -- 8,058 new cases (case count for two days)
• Oct. 4 -- 8,704 new cases (case count for three days)
• Oct. 6 -- 7,674 new cases (case count for two days)
• Oct. 8 -- 8,413 new cases (case count for two days)
• Oct. 11 -- 9,137 new cases (case count for three days)

Latest COVID-19 data in Michigan:

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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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