Here’s what you need to know on February 4, 2021

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has increased to 563,893 since Wednesday, including 14,704 deaths, state officials said.

Wednesday’s update includes 1,383 new cases and 32 additional deaths. On Tuesday, the state reported a total of 562,510 cases and 14,672 deaths.

The new COVID-19 cases have flattened and deaths are starting to slow down. Testing has been steady, with more than 40,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with a positive 7-day rate down to 4.9% since Tuesday. Hospitalizations continue to decline over the past few weeks.

Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,422 on Tuesday – the lowest in October. The average death in 7 days was 43 on Tuesday. The fatality rate of the state is 2.6%. The state also reports “active cases”, which were listed on Tuesday at 66,000 – close to the lowest level in November.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 26.3 million cases have been reported in the United States., with more than 447,800 deaths reported by the virus.

All over the world, more than 104 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 2.2 million died. More than 57 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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Restaurants have been the most hotly debated topic of stops in Michigan in the entire COVID pandemic.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services closed the tables twice, with the latest ban ending Monday (February 1st).

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Restaurants in Michigan will be officially allowed to resume indoor meals on February 1, with a coverage time and other safety restrictions COVID-19.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launched the next COVID-19 order on Friday. The revised restrictions take effect on February 1 and last for three weeks, until February 21.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the order will allow meals indoors at restaurants, concessions at entertainment venues such as casinos, cinemas and stadiums, personal services that require the removal of the mask and non-residential gatherings of up to 10 people from two households.

“The break worked,” Whitmer said. “The efforts we have made together to protect our families, front-line workers and hospitals have dramatically reduced the number of cases and saved lives. Now, we are confident that from February 1, restaurants can resume their meals indoors, with safety measures in place. ”

“We are excited to see improvements in case rates, hospitalizations and the percentage of positivity that have allowed us to reopen more activities,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical officer and deputy chief health officer at MDHHS. “However, we must remain vigilant, especially now that we have a new, easier-to-transmit variant of this virus present in our state.”

Michigan’s risk for a coronavirus outbreak has recently dropped – but not completely disappeared – nearly a month into the new year, according to Covid Act Now.

Michigan is now labeled a “high risk” for a coronavirus outbreak by Covid Act Now – a group of technologists, epidemiologists, health experts and public policy leaders who monitor and identify each state’s level of risk for a coronavirus outbreak. focus COVID-19.

A screenshot of the Covid Act Now US map with color-coded states accordingly — A screenshot of the Covid Act Now US map with color-coded states based on “Covid Risk Level”. Michigan is labeled as “at risk” of the COVID outbreak, while most other states are considered to be facing an “active or imminent outbreak,” according to the data. Photo courtesy of the Covid Act Now website. – 21 January 2020 (Covid Act now)

In early 2021, Michigan – like much of the country – was seen as an “active or imminent outbreak,” which is a “critical” level of risk. As of Thursday, January 21, the state’s risk level has dropped due to fewer new cases of COVID-19 reported each day as the rest of the country continues to struggle with the spread of the virus.

Michigan is one of only five states labeled high risk of outbreak, which is orange on the national map of Covid Act Now. Three states – California, Arizona and South Carolina – are brown, which means they are facing a “severe” outbreak of coronavirus. All remaining states except Hawaii are colored red on the map, which is considered the critical level of risk. Hawaii is labeled as having a “slow rise in disease.”

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