Michigan announced 2,403 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, March 12, the maximum in a single day since mid-January.
Friday marks the third consecutive day with more than 2,000 new cases. Before Wednesday, Michigan had fewer than 2,000 cases for 46 consecutive days.
Michigan has averaged 1,573 new cases per day in the past week – the highest rate since late January. The seven-day average dropped to 814 cases a day in mid-February, but has been increasing ever since.
Michigan also reported seven new deaths from COVID-19 on Friday. The state averaged 18 deaths from COVID-19 a day last week, the lowest mark since October.
(The graph above shows the Michigan 7-day continuous average of new confirmed coronavirus cases. You can place your cursor over a bar to see the number. You can also click the option just below the title to see the actual number of new cases reported per day.)
In total, Michigan recorded 605,778 COVID-19 cases and 15,736 deaths.
There are 981 people hospitalized in the state with COVID-19 or suspected of having COVID-19, of which 249 are in the ICU.
(The graph above shows the 7-day continuous average of deaths involving confirmed coronavirus cases in Michigan. You can place your cursor over a bar to see the number. You can also click the option just below the title to see the actual number of deaths. new deaths reported per day.)
Nearly 13% of Michigan adults are already vaccinated
More than 1 million people in Michigan are fully vaccinated, representing 12.9% of all adults in the state. About 23.1% of Michigan adults received at least one injection.
Michigan has delivered more than 2.8 million injections to guns since vaccinations began in December – including nearly 1.6 million injections from Pfizer, 1.3 million injections from Moderna and 11,582 Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
State leaders announced on Friday that anyone 16 and older will be eligible for a vaccine starting April 5. In addition, eligibility will be opened earlier for people aged 50 and over, as well as people with disabilities or medical conditions.
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