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The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 884,580 as of Monday, including 18,953 deaths, state officials report.
Monday’s update includes a total of 1,378 new cases and 14 additional deaths over the past two days. On Saturday, Michigan reported a total of 883,202 cases and 18,939 deaths.
Testing has been steady around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate below 6% as of Sunday, the lowest in several weeks. Hospitalizations have declined over the last several weeks.
Overall, new cases have slowed over the last 21 days. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,225 on Sunday -- the lowest in several weeks. The 7-day death average was 55 on Sunday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 73,000 on Sunday. More than 791,000 have recovered in Michigan.
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Michigan has reported more than 8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Friday, with 57.1% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 47.2% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 33.1 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 589,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 1.6 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 284 million doses in the U.S. alone.
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Worldwide, more than 167 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 3.4 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments.
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May 12 -- 2,171 new cases
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May 13 -- 2,057 new cases
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May 14 -- 1,766 new cases
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May 15 -- 1,289 new cases
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May 17 -- 2,230 new cases (case count for two days)
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May 18 -- 1,271 new cases
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May 19 -- 1,560 new cases
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May 20 -- 1,372 new cases
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May 21 -- 1,132 new cases
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May 22 -- 1,013 new cases
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May 24 -- 1,378 new cases (case count for two days)
Here is a charted timeline of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Michigan:
Here are Michigan COVID-19 cases broken down by gender (view here if you’re not seeing the table):
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