Michigan coronavirus cases up to 723,297; The death toll is now 16,400

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen 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.

• 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 22 – 4,801 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• 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 29 – 8,202 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• 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 5 – 10,293 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• April 6 – 4,964 new cases

• April 7 – 8,015 new cases

• April 8 – 7,819 new cases

Here is a chronology of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan:

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Here are the cases of Michigan COVID-19 broken down by gender (see here if you don’t see the table):