Here’s what you need to know on April 8, 2021

DETROIT The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 723,297 from Thursday, including 16,400 deaths, state officials said.

Thursday’s update contains a total of 7,819 new cases and 73 additional deaths, including 43 from a Vital Records review. The state reported 715,478 cases and 16,327 deaths on Wednesday.

The test reported an average of about 35,000 diagnostic tests per day, with the 7-day positive rate above 16% from Wednesday, the highest since early December. The state has reported an increase in hospitalizations in recent weeks, now at its highest level since mid-December.

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Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily falls was 6,174 on Wednesday – the highest since December. The 7-day mortality rate was Wednesday 31, slightly higher than the past two weeks. The state’s mortality rate is 2.3%. The state also reports “active cases”, which were listed at 122,000 on Tuesday. More than 577,000 have recovered in Michigan.

Michigan has more than reported 4.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered from Wednesday, with 37% of the inhabitants received at least one dose.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 30.9 million cases reported in US., with more than 559,000 deaths of the virus reported.

Worldwide, more than It has been confirmed that 133 million people are infected and more than 2.8 million dead. More than 75 million recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, due to limited tests, counting different ways countries count the dead and deliberate underreporting by some governments.

Michigan COVID-19 vaccinations: How to find appointments, information about phases

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REGARD: Detection of Michigan COVID-19 vaccine doses 💉

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The city of Detroit is launching eight COVID-19 information sites in the area, contributing to the expansion of the TCF Center, to combat serious cases and hospitalizations in the city.

The Detroit vaccination rate (Monday 21%) is well below neighboring areas and the general average, which is 35%. The city is expanding the options for residents with an urgent message: Get vaccinated.

Next week, the city offers eight additional locations throughout the week, in addition to its community days and other outreach programs, to give Detroiters the opportunity to be vaccinated in a convenient and well-known location near the home.

Read here.

All Michigan residents 16 years and older were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, almost a month before the date that President Joe Biden promised on May 1st.

People from 16 to 49 years old certain medical conditions or disabilities qualifies from 22 March, when 50- to 64-year-olds can start shooting under a previous announcement. Two days later, March 24, a federally selected local mass vaccination center will open in Detroit’s Ford Field to administer an additional 6,000 doses per day for two months.

Learn more here.

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Government Gretchen Whitmer released a statement on Tuesday after White House officials announced that the dose of COVID-19 vaccine for Michigan would increase from next week.

According to a press release, delivery will increase by 66,020 next week, increasing the total dose to 620,040 – a weekly record for the state. Officials said the award includes 147,800 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

This comes after Whitmer recently asked for more vaccines because the state is seeing an increase in COVID numbers.

The CDC said Michigan leads the country in new cases of COVID-19 per capita.

On Tuesday, officials reported 5,177 new COVID cases and 48 additional deaths, including 20 from a Vital Records review. The state reported 660,771 cases and 16,034 deaths on Monday.

Local dr. Frank McGeorge, 4, said he sees a very clear increase in COVID patients in the hospital where he works.

‘Many of them have to be admitted to hospital. I will honestly say it feels worse to me here in Southeast Michigan than during the wave that started in November. The main trend now is the number of middle-aged people with severe COVID, ‘McGeorge said.

The Detroiters 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, the city announced Monday.

Any Detroit resident, 16 years or older, can call now to make an appointment to be vaccinated at the TCF Center.

Appointments can be made by calling 313-230-0505. Anyone who lives outside of downtown Detroit but works in the city every day can also make an appointment.

Johnson & Johnson’s vaccination site opened 9-1 at Northwest Activity Center this Saturday.

Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair also announced that the Detroit Department of Health has been notified that it will receive its first award of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine this week. Detroiters who want the one-dose J&J vaccine can call 313-230-0505 for an appointment to receive 9-1 at the Northwest Activity Center, 18100 Meyers, this Saturday.

The Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan has announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 has been identified in a child in Jackson County.

The health department did not say how the boy was infected, but a case is being investigated to determine close contact and whether additional cases are related.

This new variant was originally detected in South Africa in October 2020 and shares mutations with the B117 variant. The first case of the B117 variant – originally detected in the United Kingdom – has been identified in Washtenaw County.

Michigan COVID-19 has been reporting cases daily since March 15:

March 15 – 1,572 new cases
March 16 – 2,048 new cases
17 – 3 164 new cases
March 18 – 2,629 new cases
March 19 – 3,730 new cases
March 20 – 2,660 new cases
March 21 – 2400 new cases
March 22 – 2,401 new cases
March 23 – 3,579 new cases
24 – 4 454 new cases
March 25 – 5 244 new cases
March 26 – 5 030 new cases
March 27 – 4,670 new cases
28 – 4 101 new cases
29 – 4 101 new cases
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
4 – 5 146 new cases
5 – 5,147 new cases
April 6 – 4,964 new cases
7 – 8 015 new cases
8 – 7 819 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 has reported deaths daily since March 15:

15 – 5 new deaths
March 16 – 27 new deaths (6 from life reports)
March 17 – 0 new deaths
March 18 – 25 new deaths (24 from important records)
March 19 – 15 new deaths
20 – 47 new deaths – (39 from vital reports)
March 21 – 3 new deaths
March 22 – 3 new deaths
23 – 16 March new deaths (8 from important reports)
March 24 – 16 new deaths
March 25 – 49 new deaths (30 from vital reports)
March 26 – 20 new deaths
March 27 – 22 new deaths
March 28 – 4 new deaths
March 29 – 4 new deaths
30 – 48 new deaths (20 from vital reports)
March 31 – 10 new deaths
1 – 49 new deaths (33 from vital reports)
April 2 – 20 new deaths
3 – 57 new deaths (51 from vital reports)
April 4 – 11 new deaths
April 5 – 10 new deaths
6 – 58 new deaths (16 from vital reports)
April 7 – 30 new deaths
8 – 73 new deaths (43 from vital reports)

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