DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 119,597 as of Thursday, including 6,700 deaths, state officials report.
Thursday’s update represents 982 new cases and eight additional deaths. On Wednesday, the state totals were 118,615 cases and 6,692 deaths.
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New COVID-19 cases and deaths remain flat in Michigan. Testing has remained steady, with an average of more than 30,000 per day, with the positive rate just above 3 percent over the last 10 days. The state reported its highest one-day testing total with more than 41,000 diagnostic tests on Aug. 21.
Hospitalizations are stable and the number of patients in critical care is near its lowest point since tracking, dating back to April.
Michigan has reported 90,216 recoveries. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 21,700 as of Wednesday. Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 679 on Wednesday. The state’s fatality rate is 5.6 percent.
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The Democrat locked down the state in the spring, when the deadly virus hit and threatened to overwhelm hospitals, but she has since reopened schools and much of the economy — with restrictions on gathering sizes and businesses such as restaurants. Throughout the summer, Michigan has fared better with COVID-19 than many other states after it was initially a hot spot nationally.
Michigan COVID-19 daily reported cases since Sept. 1:
- Sept. 1 -- 718 new cases
- Sept. 2 -- 524 new cases
- Sept. 3 -- 685 new cases
- Sept. 4 -- 982 new cases
- Sept. 5 -- 838 new cases
- Sept. 6 -- 578 new cases
- Sept. 7 -- 578 new cases
- Sept. 8 -- 441 new cases
- Sept. 9 -- 783 new cases
- Sept. 10 -- 924 new cases
- Sept. 11 -- 1,313 new cases
- Sept. 12 -- 692 new cases
- Sept. 13 -- 544 new cases
- Sept. 14 -- 544 new cases
- Sept. 15 -- 571 new cases
- Sept. 16 -- 680 new cases
- Sept. 17 -- 829 new cases
- Sept. 18 -- 695 new cases
- Sept. 19 -- 483 new cases
- Sept. 20 -- 768 new cases
- Sept. 21 -- 768 new cases
- Sept. 22 -- 504 new cases
- Sept. 23 -- 705 new cases
- Sept. 24 -- 982 new cases
Michigan COVID-19 daily reported deaths since Sept. 1:
- Sept. 1 -- 15 new deaths (8 from vital records)
- Sept. 2 -- 14 new deaths
- Sept. 3 -- 10 new deaths (9 from vital records)
- Sept. 4 -- 7 new deaths
- Sept. 5 -- 8 new deaths
- Sept. 6 -- 2 new deaths
- Sept. 7 -- 2 new deaths
- Sept. 8 -- 1 new death
- Sept. 9 -- 13 new deaths
- Sept. 10 -- 17 new deaths (9 from vital records)
- Sept. 11 -- 9 new deaths
- Sept. 12 -- 13 deaths, all from vital records
- Sept. 13 -- 5 new deaths
- Sept. 14 -- 5 new deaths
- Sept. 15 -- 11 new deaths (5 from vital records)
- Sept. 16 -- 11 new deaths
- Sept. 17 -- 9 new deaths (5 from vital records)
- Sept. 18 -- 6 new deaths
- Sept. 19 -- 15 new deaths (12 from vital records)
- Sept. 20 -- 6 new deaths
- Sept. 21 -- 6 new deaths
- Sept. 22 -- 15 new deaths (3 from vital records)
- Sept. 23 -- 12 new deaths
- Sept. 24 -- 8 new deaths
Coronavirus resources:
- View more: Michigan COVID-19 data 📊📈
- Question about coronavirus? Ask Dr. McGeorge here.
- More: Return to School updates
Here is the moving 7-day average of COVID-19 cases in Michigan:
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