Michigan coronavirus cases up to 642,869; Death toll now at 15,984

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Michigan increased to 642,869 on Thursday, including 15,984 deaths, state officials reported.

Thursday’s update includes a total of 5,224 new cases and 49 additional deaths, including 30 from a review of Vital Records. On Wednesday, the state recorded 637,645 cases in total and 15,935 deaths. It is the highest total for a day in 2021 and the highest since December 11, 2020.

The tests have been stable at around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the positive 7-day rate above 9% on Wednesday. The state has reported an increase in hospitalizations in the past three weeks.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,493 on Thursday – the highest since early January. The average 7-day mortality rate was 22 on Thursday and has been stable for several weeks. The state’s mortality rate is 2.5%. The state also reports “active cases”, which were listed at 64,200 on Thursday. More than 562,000 have recovered in Michigan.

Michigan reported more than 3.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, until Wednesday, with 29.6% of residents having received at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 30 million cases have been reported in the USA., Over 545,200 deaths reported from the virus.

Worldwide, more than 124.9 million people were confirmed infected and more than 2.7 million died. More than 70 million recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The real numbers are certainly much higher, due to limited testing, the different ways in which nations count the dead and the deliberate underreporting of some governments.

• March 5 – 1,486 new cases

• March 6 – 1,289 new cases

• March 8 – 1,960 new cases (case count for two days)

• March 9 – 954 new cases

• March 10 – 2,316 new cases

• March 11 – 2,091 new cases

• March 12 – 2,403 new cases

• March 13 – 1,659 new cases

• March 15 – 3,143 new cases (case count for two days)

• 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 (case count for two days)

• March 23 – 3,579 new cases

• March 24 – 4,454 new cases

• March 25 – 5,224 new cases

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

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