Hillsdale County's COVID cases up 94.4%; Michigan cases up 5.6%

Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK
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In the United States 83,281,329 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 1,002,173 people have died as of May 22.
In the United States 83,281,329 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 1,002,173 people have died as of May 22.

New coronavirus cases increased 5.6% in Michigan in the week ending Sunday as the state added 29,267 cases. The previous week had 27,705 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Michigan ranked 12th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 31.8% from the week before, with 796,108 cases reported. With 3% of the country's population, Michigan had 3.68% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 42 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Hillsdale County reported 70 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 36 cases and minus one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 10,523 cases and 204 deaths.

Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Washtenaw County with 501 cases per 100,000 per week; Keweenaw County with 425; and Mackinac County with 389. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Wayne County, with 6,294 cases; Oakland County, with 4,740 cases; and Macomb County, with 3,180. Weekly case counts rose in 51 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Wayne, Saginaw and Macomb counties.

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Michigan ranked 35th among states in share of people receiving at least one shot, with 67% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 77.7%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data shows. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most used in the United States, require two doses administered a few weeks apart.

In the week ending Wednesday, Michigan reported administering another 89,246 vaccine doses, including 9,262 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 77,455 vaccine doses, including 6,524 first doses. In all, Michigan reported it has administered 15,906,503 total doses.

Across Michigan, cases fell in 28 counties, with the best declines in Clinton County, with 229 cases from 360 a week earlier; in Calhoun County, with 235 cases from 324; and in Washtenaw County, with 1,843 cases from 1,917.

In Michigan, 78 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 76 people were reported dead.

A total of 2,501,863 people in Michigan have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 36,218 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 83,281,329 people have tested positive and 1,002,173 people have died.

Note: In the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus data, cases and deaths for the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Federal Correctional Institution separately from Michigan counties.

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Michigan's COVID-19 hospital admissions rising

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, May 22.

Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

  • Last week: 1,387

  • The week before that: 1,241

  • Four weeks ago: 728

Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:

  • Last week: 53,333

  • The week before that: 49,215

  • Four weeks ago: 39,443

 

Hospitals in 31 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 29 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 37 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Hillsdale County reported 70 additional COVID-19 cases this week