Michigan coronavirus cases up to 605,778; The death toll is now 15,737

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 605,778 on Friday, including 15,737 deaths, state officials report.

Friday’s update includes a total of 2,403 new cases – the highest one-day total since January. Friday’s update also includes 8 additional virus deaths.

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Tests were stable around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with a 7-day positive rate above 4.5% on Thursday. The state has reported a slight increase in hospitalizations over the past two weeks.

Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,573 on Friday – an increase from last week. The 7-day average of deaths was 17 Friday. The state’s death rate is 2.6%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 40,200 on Friday – near the lowest level since October. More than 549,000 people have recovered in Michigan.

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Michigan has reported more than 2.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, starting on Friday.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 29 million cases have been reported in the United States., with over 530,900 deaths reported by the virus.

Around the world, more than 118.7 million people have been confirmed infected and over 2.6 million died. More … than 67 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The real numbers are certainly much higher, due to the limited testing, the different ways nations count the dead, and the deliberate underreporting of some governments.

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• February 13 – 852 new cases

• February 15 – 1,265 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• February 16 – 775 new cases

• February 17 – 939 new cases

• February 18 – 888 new cases

• February 19 – 1,193 new cases

• February 20 – 635 new cases

• February 22 – 1,484 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• February 23 – 1316 new cases

• February 24 – 1245 new cases

• February 25 – 1,388 new cases

• February 26 – 1,073 new cases

• February 27 – 1,156 new cases

• March 1 – 1,569 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• March 2 – 1,067 new cases

• March 3 – 1,536 new cases

• March 4 – 1,526 new cases

• March 5 – 1,486 new cases

• March 6 – 1,289 new cases

• March 8 – 1,960 new cases (number of cases over 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

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

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