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Michigan added 477 confirmed coronavirus cases to its cumulative total on Tuesday, August 18, which is lower than the most recent daily average (701).
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services reported 15 new deaths, seven of which were discovered through a vital records review process conducted three times a week.
In total, Michigan has reported 93,662 known cases of COVID-19 and 6,340 deaths associated with the novel coronavirus since March.
Health experts recommend looking at seven-day moving averages to more accurately gauge trends in new cases and deaths. The state averages 701 new cases and 11 new cases per day.
State hospital systems are treating a total of 639 people who are confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 as of Monday. The health service’s recent decision to add suspected cases to its hospitalization data makes it difficult to compare with previous data, which only included confirmed cases.
Of those 639 patients, 89 were on ventilators and 176 were in intensive care as of Monday.
Thirty-four of Michigan’s 83 counties reported no new cases on Tuesday.
Wayne County led the way with 102 new cases and five new deaths. Macomb County added 69 new cases, while Oakland added 57, Kent 34, and both Saginaw and Monroe counties added 20. Livingston and Menominee counties each reported 12 new cases, followed by Genesee and Ottawa counties with 11 each.
Of the more than 22,000 diagnostic tests processed statewide on Monday, 2.7% came back positive, which was the lowest daily positive test rate since June 30.
Below are online databases that allow readers to search county-level data for each of the past 20 days.
Cases daily it was reported to the State
The first is a graph showing the new cases reported to the state each day for the past 20 days. This is based on when a confirmed coronavirus test is reported to the state, which means the patient first became ill several days previously.
You can call up a chart for any county, and you can hover your cursor over a bar to see the date and number of cases.
(In a few cases, a county reported a negative number (decline) of new daily cases, as a result of retroactive reclassification by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In these cases, we subtracted the cases of the previous date and put 0 in the reported date field.)
Cases per day of onset of symptoms
Below this graph shows new cases over the past 20 days based on symptom onset. In this graph, the numbers for the most recent days are incomplete due to the delay between illness and getting a confirmed coronavirus test result, which can take up to a week or more.
You can call up a chart for any county, and you can hover your cursor over a bar to see the date and number of cases. (Can’t see the table? Click here)
For more statewide data, visit MLive’s coronavirus data page, here. To find a testing site near you, check out the state’s online test finder, here, email [email protected] or call 888-535-6136 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
COVID-19 PREVENTION TIPS:
In addition to washing your hands regularly and not touching your face, officials recommend practicing social distancing, assuming anyone can carry the virus.
Health officials say you should stay at least 6 feet away from others and work from home if possible.
Use disinfectant wipes or disinfectant aerosol cleaners on frequently touched surfaces in your home (doorknobs, faucets, counters) and take hand sanitizer with you when you go to places like stores.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has also issued executive orders requiring people to wear face masks over their mouths and noses in crowded indoor and outdoor public spaces. See an explanation of what this means here.
Additional information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
For more data on COVID-19 in Michigan, visit https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/data/.
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