Here’s what you need to know April 8, 2021

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has increased to 723,297 since Thursday, including 16,400 deaths, state officials said.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 7,819 new cases and 73 additional deaths, including 43 from a Vital Records analysis. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 715,478 cases and 16,327 deaths.

Testing has been consistently around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with 7-day positive rate over 16% starting Wednesday, the highest since early December. The state has reported an increase in hospitalizations in the past few weeks, now at its peak in mid-December.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 6,174 on Wednesday – the highest since December. The average 7-day death toll was 31 on Wednesday, slightly higher than in the last two weeks. The fatality rate of the state is 2.3%. The state also reports “active cases”, which were listed on Tuesday at 122,000. More than 577,000 have recovered in Michigan.

Michigan reported more than 4.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Wednesday, with 37% of residents after receiving at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 30.9 million cases have been reported in the United States., with more than 559,000 dead reported by the virus.

All over the world, more than 133 million people were confirmed infected and more than 2.8 million died. More than 75 million were recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The real numbers are certainly much higher, due to limited tests, the different ways in which nations count deaths and the deliberate reporting of governments.

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Detroit is launching eight nearby COVID-19 vaccination sites, adding to an expansion at the TCF Center to combat growing cases and hospitalizations in the city.

Detroit’s vaccination rate of 21% since Monday is well below neighboring areas and the overall state average of 35%. The city is expanding residents’ options with an urgent message: get vaccinated.

Next week, the city will offer eight additional locations during the week, in addition to Community Saturday and other information programs, to give Detroiters the opportunity to get vaccinated in a convenient and familiar location close to home.

Read here.

All Michigan residents, ages 16 and older, became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, almost a month before May 1 promised by President Joe Biden.

People aged between 16 and 49 years certain medical conditions or disabilities will qualify starting March 22 when children between the ages of 50 and 64 can start receiving photos under a previous announcement. Two days later, on March 24, a federally selected regional mass vaccination site will open at Ford Field in Detroit to administer another 6,000 doses a day for two months.

Find out more here.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement Tuesday after White House officials announced they would increase the doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for Michigan starting next week.

According to a press release, next week’s transport will increase by 66,020, bringing the total number of doses to 620,040 – a weekly record for the state. Officials said the allocation includes 147,800 doses of Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine.

This comes after Whitmer recently requested more vaccines, as the state sees an increase in COVID.

The CDC said Michigan is leading the country in new cases of COVID-19 per population.

On Tuesday, officials reported 5,177 new cases of COVID and 48 additional deaths, including 20 from a Vital Records review. On Monday, the state reported a total of 660,771 cases and 16,034 deaths.

Dr. Frank McGeorge, local 4, said he saw a very clear increase in COVID patients at the hospital where he works.

“Many of them have to be hospitalized. Honestly, I find this worse here in southeast Michigan than during the wave that started in November. Now, the most worrying trend is the number of middle-aged people with severe COVID, ”said McGeorge.

All Detroiters 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, the city announced Monday.

Any Detroit resident 16 years of age or older can now call to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated at the TCF Center.

Appointments can be made by calling 313-230-0505. Anyone who lives outside of Detroit, but who reports to work in the city every day, is also eligible to schedule an appointment.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine site opened Saturday at the Northwest 9-1 Activity Center

Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair also announced that the Detroit Department of Health has been informed that it will receive the first Johnson and Johnson vaccine allocation this week. Detroiters who want the J&J single-dose vaccine can call 313-230-0505 for an appointment at the Northwest Business Center, located at 18100 Meyers from 9-1 on Saturday.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first case of variant B.1.351 COVID-19 was identified in a child in Jackson County.

The health department has not said how the boy became infected, but a case investigation is ongoing to establish close contacts and whether there are any additional cases associated.

This new variant was initially detected in South Africa in October 2020 and shares some mutations with variant B117. The first case of variant B117 – initially detected in the United Kingdom – was identified in Washtenaw County.

Michigan COVID-19 reported daily cases since March 15:

March 15 – 1,572 new cases
March 16 – 2,048 new cases
March 17 – 3,164 new cases
March 18 – 2,629 new cases
March 19 – 3,730 new cases
March 20 – 2,660 new cases
March 21 – 2,400 new cases
March 22 – 2,401 new cases
March 23 – 3,579 new cases
March 24 – 4,454 new cases
March 25 – 5,224 new cases
March 26 – 5,030 new cases
March 27 – 4,670 new cases
March 28 – 4,101 new cases
March 29 – 4,101 new cases
March 30 – 5,177 new cases
March 31 – 6,311 new cases
April 1 – 6,036 new cases
April 2 – 5,498 new cases
April 3 – 8,413 new cases
April 4 – 5,146 new cases
April 5 – 5,147 new cases
April 6 – 4,964 new cases
April 7 – 8,015 new cases
April 8 – 7,819 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 reported daily deaths since March 15:

March 15 – 5 new deaths
March 16 – 27 new deaths (6 of vital records)
March 17 – 0 new deaths
March 18 – 25 new deaths (24 of vital records)
March 19 – 15 new dead
March 20 – 47 new deaths – (39 of vital records)
March 21 – 3 new deaths
March 22 – 3 new deaths
March 23 – 16 new deaths (8 of vital records)
March 24 – 16 new deaths
March 25 – 49 new deaths (30 of vital records)
March 26 – 20 new dead
March 27 – 22 new dead
March 28 – 4 new deaths
March 29 – 4 new deaths
March 30 – 48 new deaths (20 of vital records)
March 31 – 10 new deaths
April 1 – 49 new deaths (33 of vital records)
April 2 – 20 new dead
April 3 – 57 new deaths (51 from vital records)
April 4 – 11 new deaths
April 5 – 10 new deaths
April 6 – 58 new deaths (16 of vital records)
April 7 – 30 new dead
April 8 – 73 new deaths (43 of vital records)

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