Michigan coronavirus cases up to 896,717; The death toll now stands at 19,832

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 896,717 on Tuesday, including 19,832 deaths, state officials report.

Tuesday’s update includes a total of 650 new cases and 31 additional deaths over the past four days – an average of 162.5 cases per day. The state announced a total of 896,067 cases and 19,801 deaths on Friday.

Testing has been stable around 20,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate less than 1.6% Friday, near the lowest on record. Hospitalizations have declined in recent weeks, now near the lowest point since the start of the pandemic.

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The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 144 Friday – the lowest since June 2020. The 7-day death average was 8 Friday, the lowest since March. The state’s death rate is 2.2%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 10,000 on Friday.

Michigan reported more than 9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given on Wednesday, with 62.4% of residents 16+ having received at least one dose while 54% of residents 16+ are considered fully immunized.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 33.7 million cases have been reported in the United States, with more than 605,500 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 3.2 billion doses of vaccine have been administered, including more than 322 million doses in the United States alone.

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Globally, more than 184 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 3.98 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are certainly much higher, due to the limited testing, the different ways nations count the dead, and the deliberate underreporting of some governments.

• June 25 – 40 new cases

• June 28 – 311 new cases (number of cases for three days)

• June 29 – 173 new cases

• June 30 – 195 new cases

• July 1 – 228 new cases

• July 2 – 101 new cases

• July 6 – 438 new cases (number of cases over four days)

• July 9 – 672 new cases (number of cases for three days)

• July 12 – 650 new cases (number of cases over four days)

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):