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Michigan State Police dashboard camera footage captured the recent arrest of Michigan State Representative Jewell Jones. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and resisting arrest after a crash on I-96 near Fowlerville.
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95-year-old Madison Heights woman scammed out of thousands of dollars
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Coronavirus in Michigan 💉
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 819,320 as of Saturday, including 17,289 deaths, state officials report.
Saturday’s update includes a total of 4,698 new cases and 121 additional deaths -- including 91 deaths identified during a review of records, meaning they did not occur between Friday and Saturday.
The state reported a total of 626,254 recoveries from the virus on Saturday.
Testing has been steady around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate just below 13% as of Friday, lower than one week ago. Hospitalizations have increased over the last several weeks, now at the highest point of the pandemic.
Michigan continues to lead the nation in new COVID-19 cases. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 4,978 on Friday -- the highest since December, but lower than two weeks ago. The 7-day death average was 55 on Friday, slightly higher than the last two weeks. The state’s fatality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 194,500 on Friday.
More than 603,000 have recovered from the virus in Michigan.
Michigan has reported more than 6.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Friday, with 47.3% of residents having received at least one dose.
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Here’s a look at more of the data: