Higher community transmission in Michigan is followed by a higher incidence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. In Michigan, over 50% of children hospitalized have no reported underlying conditions. The proportion of kids getting sick with COVID-19 in the state also is increasing. Statewide positivity last week climbed to 11.3% from 11.2% the week prior, according to data from Oct. Two weeks earlier, the state ranked 20th. Overall, Michigan ranks 12th nationally for new cases per population over the last seven days, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The case rate here has been increasing for three and a half months.Īs of last week, only three states had reported more cases of COVID-19 than Michigan over a seven-day span, based on state data.
Michigan remains at a high transmission rate. The state health department estimates less than 1% of vaccinated people in Michigan are contracting the virus. State officials set a goal of reaching 70% and hosted a lottery initiative to give those who received their vaccinations the chance to win cash prizes.Ībout 58.9% of Michigan residents 12 and older are fully vaccinated. About 67.4% of Michigan's population age 16 and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept.
Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, which health experts hope will bolster confidence in vaccinations. The second-highest weekly total was 47,316 Nov. The weekly record of 50,892 cases was set Nov. Michigan added 7,108 cases and 135 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, including totals from Tuesday.
That's up from the week prior when Michigan logged 24,791 additional cases and 237 deaths from the virus. In mid-September, the state added 18,313 cases and 159 deaths from the virus in a week. The state last week added 26,105 cases and 250 deaths. Michigan's COVID-19 infection numbers have been trending upward for more than 13 weeks amid concerns over the highly contagious delta variant. Of the latest deaths reported, 69 were identified during a vital records review, state health officials noted. The state averaged 3,752 cases per day over the two days. The latest figures from the state Department of Health and Human Services push the overall totals to 1,104,634 confirmed cases and 21,862 deaths since the virus was first detected in the state in March 2020. Michigan added 7,505 cases and 118 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, including totals from Thursday.