Cases in coronavirus in Michigan up to 785,307; The death toll now stands at 16,840

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose from Saturday to 785,307, including 16,840 deaths, state officials reported.

Saturday’s update contains a total of 5,530 new cases and 69 additional deaths. 60 of the deaths were identified from a Vital Records review.

Friday’s update included a total of 8,955 new cases and 40 additional deaths. It was the second highest single-day incident in Michigan since the onset of the pandemic. On November 20, 2020, the state reported a total of 9,779 cases, the highest to date.

On Saturday, the state reported a total of 603,094 recoveries of COVID-19.

New: Michigan Governor appears on Meet the Press on Sunday, April 18 with dr. Anthony Fauci as the COVID affairs of the state continue to rise.

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The test reported an average of about 35,000 diagnostic tests per day, with the 7-day positive rate above 14% from Friday, lower than one week ago. Hospitalizations have increased over the past few weeks, now at the peak of the pandemic.

Michigan continues to lead the country in new COVID-19 cases. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily business was Friday 6,949 – the highest since November. The 7-day mortality rate was 47 on Friday, slightly higher than the past two weeks. The death rate of the state is 2.2%. The state also reports ‘active cases’ listed at 175,000 on Friday.

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Michigan has more than reported 5.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered from Thursday, with 44% of inhabitants received at least one dose.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 31.5 million cases reported in US., with more than 566,000 deaths of the virus reported.

Worldwide, more than It has been confirmed that 140 million people are infected and more than 3 million died. More than 79 million recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, due to limited tests, countries pick up the dead in various ways and deliberate underreporting by some governments.

• 24 – 4 454 new cases

• March 25 – 5 244 new cases

• March 26 – 5 030 new cases

• March 27 – 4,670 new cases

• 29 – 8 202 new cases (number of cases for two days)

• 30 – 5 177 new cases

• March 31 – 6,311 new cases

• April 1 – 6,036 new cases

• April 2 – 5,498 new cases

• 3 – 8 413 new cases

• 5 – 10 293 new cases (case count for two days)

• April 6 – 4,964 new cases

• 7 – 8 015 new cases

• 8 – 7 819 new cases

• 9 – 7 834 new cases

• 10 – 6 892 new cases

• 12 – 9 674 new cases (case count for two days)

• April 13 – 8,867 new cases

• 14 – 7 955 new cases

• 15 – 6,303 new cases

• April 16 – 8 955 new cases

• April 17 – 5,530 new cases

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

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Here are Michigan COVID-19 cases broken down by gender (see here if you do not see the table):