Michigan coronavirus cases up to 785,307; The death toll is now 16,840

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 785,307 since Saturday, including 16,840 deaths, state officials said.

Saturday’s update includes a total of 5,530 new cases and 69 additional deaths. 60 of these deaths were identified from a Vital Records analysis.

Friday’s update included a total of 8,955 new cases and 40 additional deaths. It was the second-highest total single-day case in Michigan since the beginning of the pandemic. As of November 20, 2020, the state reported a total of 9,779 cases, the highest total number to date.

On Saturday, the state reported a total of 603,094 recoveries from COVID-19.

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The most recent: The total number of COVID-19 deaths is over 3 million

Testing has been consistently around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported on average per day, with 7-day positive rate over 14% since Friday, less than a week ago. Hospitalizations have risen in recent weeks, now at the height of the pandemic.

Michigan continues to lead the nation in the new COVID-19 cases. The state’s 7-day moving average of daily cases was 6,949 on Friday – the highest since November. The average death toll for 7 days was 47 on Friday, slightly higher than in the last two weeks. The fatality rate of the state is 2.2%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 175,000 on Friday.

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Michigan reported more than 5.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered starting Thursday, with 44% of residents after receiving at least one dose.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 31.5 million cases have been reported in the United States., with more than 566,000 deaths reported by the virus.

All over the world, more than 140 million people were confirmed infected and more than 3 million died. More than 79 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 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

• April 9 – 7,834 new cases

• April 10 – 6,892 new cases

• April 12 – 9,674 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• April 13 – 8,867 new cases

• April 14 – 7,955 new cases

• April 15 – 6,303 new cases

• April 16 – 8,955 new cases

• April 17 – 5,530 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 (view here if you don’t see the table):