Here’s what you need to know on January 1, 2021

DETROIT The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan rose to 488,144 from Wednesday, including 12,333 deaths, state officials said.

Wednesday’s update contains 4,222 new cases and 51 additional deaths. The next data update is expected on January 2, 2021.

New cases of COVID-19 are delayed, but deaths in Michigan remain high. Tests declined during the holidays, with more than 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day, with the positive rate declining to almost 8% over the past week. Hospitalizations have declined slowly but remain relatively high, including critical care and ventilator use.

Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily business was 2,602 on Wednesday, almost the lowest in a few weeks. The death rate of 7 days was 74. The death rate of the state is 2.5%. The state also reports ‘active cases’ listed at 157,500 on Wednesday. More than 318,000 recovered in Michigan.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 6.5 million have recovered in the US, with more than 20 million cases across the country. More than 340,000 dead in US

Worldwide, more than 82.5 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 1.8 million have died, 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.


Coronavirus Headlines:


REGARD: Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Per Province in Michigan

REGARD: Coronavirus cases detected, outbreaks in Michigan schools


The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, December 19, which increased efforts to counter an outbreak so badly that the country regularly records more than 3,000 deaths a day.

The much-needed doses will arrive on Monday after the Food and Drug Administration issued a state of emergency for the vaccine manufactured by Moderna Inc. and developed by the National Institutes of Health.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the state is reviewing its COVID-19 order to resume personal high school classes, reopen certain indoor entertainment venues, and leave outdoor sports and fitness classes out of touch.

MORE: Here’s Everything Reopening Under Michigan’s Revised COVID-19 Order

The state is currently under a “pause” that has placed stricter COVID-19 regulations at restaurants, schools and more, but that order would expire on Sunday (December 20).

Now, the Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan has issued a revised version of the order that is effective until January 15th.

Here’s what opens and what stays closed under the order.

Here is the dose of COVID-19 vaccine distributed per 1,000 residents in each Michigan province:

A new tool created by Michigan Health Officers can calculate how likely a person is to get COVID-19 and how serious their infection may be based on their life situation and personal behavior.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched ‘CV19 CheckUp’ – a free, anonymous tool that assesses the risks of someone associated with COVID-19.

Click here to visit the CV19 CheckUp tool online.

“This tool, which we will make available to all Michiganders, helps individuals understand their risks based on their life situation and personal behavior, and provides recommendations to reduce the risks, and to connect people to services if necessary. , “the dr. Alexis Travis said. senior deputy director of the Aging & Adult Services Agency.

Travis said the tool can be used by all Michigan residents, but it is specifically designed to help adults 60 and older. It is anonymous and does not require a name, email address or identification.

The tool used artificial intelligence to analyze each person through an online questionnaire. It is designed for those who are considered high risk.

The algorithms of the instrument are powered by science and medicine and use data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.


Michigan COVID-19 has been reporting cases daily since December 1:

  • December 1 – 5,793 new cases
  • December 2 – 6,955 new cases
  • December 3 – 7,146 new cases
  • December 4 – 8,689 new cases
  • December 5 – 6,004 new cases
  • December 6 – 4 675 new cases
  • December 7 – 4,675 new cases
  • December 8 – 5,909 new cases
  • December 9 – 4,905 new cases
  • December 10 – 5,937 new cases
  • December 11 – 5,157 new cases
  • December 12 – 4,486 new cases
  • December 13 – 3,602 new cases
  • December 14 – 3,603 new cases
  • December 15 – 4,730 new cases
  • December 16 – 4 037 new cases
  • December 17 – 4,024 new cases
  • December 18 – 4,180 new cases
  • December 19 – 3,896 new cases
  • December 20 – 2,275 new cases
  • December 21 – 2,276 new cases
  • December 22 – 3,082 new cases
  • December 23 – 3,443 new cases
  • December 24 – 2,447 new cases
  • December 25 – 2,447 new cases
  • December 26 – 2,447 new cases
  • December 28 – 3,239 new cases (two-day case count)
  • December 29 – 3,414 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 has reported deaths daily since December 1:

  • December 1 – 190 new deaths (30 from vital reports)
  • December 2 – 81 new deaths
  • December 3 – 175 new deaths (112 from key reports)
  • December 4 – 81 new deaths
  • December 5 – 193 new deaths (145 from major reports)
  • December 6 – 46 new deaths
  • December 7 – 47 new deaths
  • December 8 – 191 new deaths
  • December 9 – 75 new deaths
  • December 10 – 182 new deaths (132 from major reports)
  • December 11 – 61 new deaths
  • 12 – 206 new deaths (176 from vital reports)
  • December 13 – 45 new deaths
  • December 14 – 45 new deaths
  • December 15 – 183 new deaths (71 from major reports)
  • December 16 – 83 new deaths
  • December 17 – 190 new deaths (125 from vital reports)
  • December 18 – 66 new deaths
  • December 19 – 187 new deaths (155 from major reports)
  • December 20 – 35 new deaths
  • December 21 – 36 new deaths
  • December 22 – 173 new deaths (72 from major reports)
  • December 23 – 70 new deaths
  • December 24 – 84 new deaths (62 from vital reports)
  • December 25 – 85 new deaths (63 from vital reports)
  • December 26 – 85 new deaths (63 from vital reports)

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