(WXYZ) – Michigan reported 7,341 new cases of COVID-19 and 254 deaths over a three-day period, the state confirmed Saturday.
Saturday’s coronavirus update from the State Department of Health and Human Services is three days long, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Officials say that in the three days – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the average number of new confirmed cases is 2,447 per day.
In addition, the deaths announced on Saturday include 188 deaths identified during a Vital Records analysis, according to the state.
The total number of cases confirmed by COVID-19 reached 477,269, while the total number of deaths reached 12,029 in the state. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s ban on dining inside the restaurant remains in effect until Jan. 15.
As of December 23, a total of 318,389 people had recovered from the virus in Michigan.
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