Michigan coronavirus cases up to 937,720; The death toll now stands at 20,161

DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 937,720 on Wednesday, including 20,161 deaths, state officials report.

Wednesday’s update includes a total of 4,326 new cases and 38 additional deaths in the past two days – an average of 2,163 cases per day. On Monday, the state announced a total of 933,394 cases and 20,123 deaths.

The deaths announced Wednesday include 10 identified during a review of vital records.

Michigan now reports COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Testing has grown to around 20,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the Positive rate for 7 days at 8.60% from Monday, slightly higher than the previous week. The rate of positive tests has continued to increase since the end of June, when it was at its lowest. Hospitalizations have increased 231% since July 1.

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Cases are on the rise again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,544 on Monday – a significant jump from early July. The 7-day average of deaths was 13 on Monday. The state’s death rate is 2.2%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 36,600 on Monday.

Michigan has reported more than 9.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered on Sunday, with 65.2% of 16+ residents who received at least one dose while 56.9% of 12+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 37.9 million cases have been reported in the United States, with over 629,400 deaths reported from the virus. Overall, more than 4.9 billion doses of vaccines were administered, including over 362 million doses in the United States alone.

In the world, more than 212 million people have been confirmed infected and over 4.4 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.

New Michigan COVID-19 Daily Totals since July 20:

• July 20 – 1,028 new cases (number of cases over four days)

• July 23 – 1,295 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• July 27 – 1,762 new cases (number of cases over four days)

• July 30 – 2,250 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• August 3 – 2,605 new cases (number of cases over four days)

• August 6 – 3,962 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• August 9 – 2,720 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• Aug 11 – 2,786 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• August 13 – 3,127 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• August 16 – 3,554 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• August 18 – 2,690 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• August 20 – 4,197 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• August 23 – 3,920 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• August 25 – 4,326 new cases (number of cases over two days)

Latest COVID-19 data in Michigan:

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):

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