Michigan reports 6,095 new COVID cases, 59 deaths – average of 3,047.5 cases per day

DETROIT – Michigan reported 6,095 new COVID-19 cases and 59 virus-related deaths on Friday – an average of 3,047.5 cases in the past two days, the highest since late April.

Friday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 970,412, including 20,506 deaths. Those numbers are up from 964,317 cases and 20,447 deaths as of Wednesday.

The deaths announced on Friday include 44 identified during a review of vital records.

Testing has grown to around 20,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 10.7% Wednesday, 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 been increasing for several weeks.

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Cases are on the rise again in Michigan. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 2,110 on Friday – a significant jump from early July. The 7-day average of deaths was 21 Friday. The state’s death rate is 2.1%. The state is also reporting “active cases,” which were listed at 63,000 on Friday.

Michigan has reported more than 9.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Wednesday, with 66.3% of 16+ residents have received at least one dose during 57.7% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 40 million cases have been reported in the United States, with more than 650,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 5.5 billion doses of vaccine have been administered, including more than 370 million doses in the United States alone.

New daily Michigan COVID-19 totals since August 11:

• 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)

• Aug 27 – 3,958 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• August 30 – 5,020 new cases (number of cases over three days)

• September 1 – 4,494 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• September 3 – 4,448 new cases (number of cases over two days)

• September 7 – 6,313 new cases (number of cases over four days)

• September 8 – 2,364 new cases (number of cases for one day)

• September 10 – 6,095 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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