5 data points that show Michigan’s COVID-19 position heading into 2022
The Michigan COVID-19 landscape heading into 2022 is perhaps murkier than it was heading into 2021.
Here are five data points that show where Michigan stands with COVID heading into 2022.
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COVID in Michigan 🦠
Michigan reported 25,858 new cases of COVID-19 and 338 virus-related deaths Wednesday -- an average of 12,929 cases over a two-day period, a new state record for daily cases, in the final data update of 2021.
The previous record of 9,779 new cases in one day was set in Nov. 2020.
Of the 338 deaths announced Wednesday, 232 were identified during a review of records.
Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,507,338, including 26,988 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,481,480 cases and 26,650 deaths, as of Monday.
Read the latest COVID report here.