For the third consecutive day, Michigan’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is slightly higher.
Michigan’s seven-day average of new daily cases is now 966 new cases per day, an increase of 7% compared to an average of 901 a week ago.
The mean average positivity rate of seven days on coronavirus diagnostic tests is now 3.5%. slightly above 3.4% from a week ago.
These increases come three weeks after restaurants in Michigan reopened for indoor dining, along with the reopening of many schools and the resumption of high school sports in recent weeks.
However, Government Gretchen Whitmer said in a press release on Wednesday that the numbers remain relatively low and that the state may soon reverse some of its restrictions.
“We expect to make more announcements in the coming days about additional reconnections,” Whitmer said. “Our case numbers and criteria for public health are moving in the right direction. I am very glad to see it. I feel very optimistic. ”
Whitmer points out that some COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed in the ‘coming days’
Below is a closer look at the provincial data, based on two of the statistics used by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
First, a look at the seven-day average positive percentage per country, grouped according to state statistics.
- Level E (more than 20%): None.
- Level D (15-20%): None.
- Level C (10-15%): Keweenaw.
- Level B (7-10%): Six provinces, highest to lowest – Kalkaska, Cheboygan, Missaukee, Gogebic, Lapeer and Huron.
- Level A (3-7%): 44 provinces, highest to lowest – Presque Isle, Wexford, Ingham, Van Buren, Tuscola, St Joseph, Eaton, Mecosta, Calhoun, Cass, Mackinac, Newaygo, Jackson, Lenawee, Kalamazoo , Luce, Berrien, Roscommon, Hillsdale, Shiawassee, Houghton, Livingston, Macomb, St Clair, Allegan, Wayne, Crawford, Ontonagon, Sanilac, Genesee, Barry, Saginaw, Bay, Ottawa, Kent, Otsego, Clinton, Oakland, Ionia, Arenac, Grand Traverse, Montmorency, Alpena and Monroe.
- Low (below 3%): 32 counties, highest to lowest – Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Mason, Clare, Muskegon, Osceola, Oceana, Branch, Isabella, Midland, Menominee, Lake, Washtenaw, Montcalm, Charlevoix, Benzie, Antrim, Leelanau, Iosco, Delta, Ogemaw, Chippewa, Gratiot, Manistee, Marquette, Iron, Alcona, Algiers, Baraga, Oscoda and Schoolcraft.
In the chart below, you can search by country by name to see the average seven-day positivity rate for February 17-23. The graph compares the average of the past seven days with the average for the previous week.
The interactive map below shows the seven day average testing rate per country. You can place your cursor over a country to see the underlying data.
New cases per capita
New daily cases per capita are another measure used by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to access coronavirus risk.
This measure calculates the average number of new cases per 1 million inhabitants.
The levels for each country:
- Level E (more than 150 cases per million): Eight provinces, highest to lowest – Keweenaw, Missaukee, Cheboygan, Sanilac, Lapeer, Gogebic, Houghton and Lenawee.
- Level D (70 to 149 cases per million): 42 counties – Washtenaw, Cass, Jackson, Kalkaska, Mackinac, Newaygo, Hillsdale, Barry, Leelanau, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kent, St. Joseph, Ingham, Roscommon, Bay, Mecosta, Berrien, Presque Isle, Grand Traverse, Shiawassee, Macomb, Ottawa, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Van Buren, Tuscola, Huron, Osceola, Livingston, Wayne, Oakland, Clinton, Allegan, St. Joseph. Clair, Ontonagon, Antrim, Genesee, Tak, Monroe and Alpena.
- Level C (40 to 69 cases per million): 16 counties – Baraga, Dickinson, Gladwin, Midland, Benzie, Emmet, Gratiot, Mason, Otsego, Arenac, Oceana, Isabella, Clare, Lake, Montcalm and Crawford.
- Level B (20 to 40 cases per million), 11 provinces: Menominee, Muskegon, Montmorency, Iosco, Alcona, Chippewa, Iron, Wexford, Manistee, Charlevoix and Ogemaw.
- Level A (7 to 20 cases per million), four provinces: Delta, Oscoda, Marquette and Algiers.
- Low (less than 7 cases per million): Luce and Schoolcraft.
Here is an online database that allows readers to see the number of new coronavirus cases in the last seven days compared to the previous week, as well as the number per capita adjusting for the population. The arrows indicate whether the total number of new cases reported in the last seven days has increased or decreased compared to the previous seven days.
The current scores are based on new cases reported February 18-24. The map below is shadow based on the state’s six levels. The arrows indicate whether the total number of new cases reported in the past seven days has increased or compared to 11-17 February.
Readers can place their cursor over a country to see the underlying data. (Hint: you can drag the map with your cursor to see the whole UP)
Below are online databases that allow readers to look up data at the provincial level over the past 30 days.
Overall score
Six of Michigan’s eight MI Start regions are now at a lower risk level after three months at the highest level the state uses to determine coronavirus risk.
The regions of Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Traverse City and Upper Peninsula were downgraded from level E to level D last week. This still leaves the Lansing and Jackson regions at level E.
In awarding the risk scores, the Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan looks at factors such as new cases and deaths per capita, test positivity, number of tests administered, and visits to emergency departments for COVID-19 symptoms.
The scale used by MDHHS has six levels – ‘low’ plus AE levels. Since November 4, all eight of the MI Start regions of Michigan have been at Level E.
(The MI districts of the state: Region 1 is the Detroit region; Region 2 is Grand Rapids; Region 3, Kalamazoo; Region 4, Saginaw; Region 5, Lansing; Region 6, Traverse City; Region 7, Jackson and Region 8, the Upper Peninsula.)
Cases per day it was reported to the state
First is a graph showing new cases that have been reported to the state every day for the past 30 days. This is based on the fact that a confirmed coronavirus test is reported to the state, which means that the patient first became ill days before.
You can call up a chart for each country and place your cursor over a bar to see the date and number of cases.
(In some cases, a state reported a negative number (decrease) in daily new cases, following a reclassification by the Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan. In such cases, we deducted cases from the previous date and 0 in the reported date.)
The following graph below shows new cases for the past 30 days based on the onset of symptoms. In this graph, the numbers for the past few days are incomplete due to the delay time between people getting sick and getting a confirmed coronavirus test result, which can last up to a week or longer.
You can call up a chart for each country and place your cursor over a bar to see the date and number of cases.
More localized maps
Below are two maps created by the EpiBayes research group at the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan, which have access to sub-province data collected by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The interactive maps divide the state into hexameters of ten kilometers to give a more localized look at where coronavirus cases occur. You can click here to go to the website of the research project.
The first map looks at confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus in the past week. You can click on a hexagon to see the underlying data.
You can use the triangle button at the top right of the map to switch to the second map, which shows total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths since the onset of the pandemic.
Last daily report
On Wednesday, February 24, the state reported 1,245 new cases of coronavirus and nine deaths.
The map below shows total confirmed cases and deaths of coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic. You can place your cursor over a country to see the underlying numbers.
Visit MLive’s coronavirus database here for more information across the country. To find a test site in your area, you can visit the state’s online test seeker here, send an email to [email protected], or call 088-535-6136 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.
Visit https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/data/ for more information on COVID-19 in Michigan.
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