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Coronavirus in Michigan 🦠
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 477,269 as of Saturday, including 12,029 deaths, state officials report.
Saturday’s update includes 7,341 new cases and 254 additional deaths. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 469,928 confirmed cases and 11,775 deaths.
Important note: The state of Michigan did not provide an update on coronavirus data on Dec. 24-25 due to the holiday. The update on Saturday, Dec. 26 represents an average of 2,447 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Michigan each day between Dec. 23-26.
Of the 254 COVID-19 deaths reported Saturday, officials say 188 were identified during a review of records -- meaning they did not occur between Dec. 23-26.
On Saturday, the state reported a total of 318,389 recoveries from the virus.
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