Coronavirus cases numbers continued to track upward this week as the state recorded its worst 7-day average of new cases in three months.
There were 4,197 new coronavirus cases - an average of 2,098 a day - and 37 confirmed deaths reported in Michigan on Thursday, Aug. 19, and Friday, Aug. 20. In just two days, the total number of cases in Michigan increased by nearly 0.5%.
Of the new deaths, 13 were identified in a review of death certificates, done three times a week, and the case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the Michigan Disease Surveillance System since the last web update on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The state is averaging 1,492 new cases and 15 new deaths per day over the last week, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. This is the highest seven-day average the state has seen since May 18. It is up from a seven-day average of 1,233 cases a week ago, on Aug. 13.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 929,574 reported coronavirus cases and 20,113 confirmed deaths. Additionally, the state has reported 111,099 probable cases and 1,280 probable deaths, in which a physician and/or antigen test ruled it COVID-19 but no confirmatory PCR test, which detects the presence of a virus, was done.
Below is a chart that indicates the seven-day average for new cases reported per day throughout the pandemic. (Can’t see the chart? Click here.)
Of Michigan’s 83 counties, 81 reported new cases Thursday and/or Friday. Topping the list was Wayne with 621, followed by Oakland with 510 and Kent with 327. Other top-reporting counties included Macomb (305), Kalamazoo (165), Ottawa (158), Genesee (154), Washtenaw (140), Livingston (110), and Ingham (97).
Gogebic County in the western Upper Peninsula and Presque Isle County at the eastern top of the Lower Peninsula were the only counties reporting zero cases.
Twenty counties reported at least one death in the last two days. Wayne led with seven.
Kalamazoo, Kent, Macomb and Oakland counties each had three deaths.
There were two deaths in each of Clinton, Ingham, Jackson, Manistee and Midland counties.
Alcona, Bay, Calhoun, Eaton, Gladwin, Hillsdale, Isabella, Lapeer, Menominee and Monroe counties each reported one death.
As of Friday, Aug. 20, 59.8% of the eligible population statewide is at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. To look at immunization rates by county, view the chart below. (Can’t see it? Click here.)
As of Friday, Hospitals statewide were treating 1,011 patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, with 233 patients in the ICU. That’s up from 944 patients on Wednesday and 908 on Aug. 13, when 200 patients were in the ICU.
Of the 21,435 diagnostic tests processed on Thursday, Aug. 19, 7.9% came back positive for SARS-CoV-2. The seven-day average is now 8.4%, down slightly from 8.6% on Aug. 13.
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The chart below shows new cases for the past 30 days based on onset of symptoms. In this chart, numbers for the most recent days are incomplete because of the lag time between people getting sick and getting a confirmed coronavirus test result, which can take up to a week or more.
You can call up a chart for any county, and you can put your cursor over a bar to see the date and number of cases.
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The seven-day average of deaths in Michigan is 15. It is up from a seven-day average of nine on Aug. 13.
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For more statewide data, visit MLive’s coronavirus data page.
To find a testing site near you, check out the state’s online test find send an email to COVID19@michigan.gov, or call 888-535-6136 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
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