Lenawee County back in 'low' COVID-19 level with fewer new cases
Michigan reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 19,535 new cases. That's down 24.8% from the previous week's tally of 25,968 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Lenawee County reported 170 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 278 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 25,864 cases and 325 deaths, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows.
The updated data moved Lenawee County back into the "low" community COVID-19 level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the "low" level, people the CDC recommends staying up to date with vaccinations and to wear a mask if you have symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19.
Michigan ranked 22nd among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, according to the Johns Hopkins University data. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 10.9% from the week before, with 770,895 cases reported. With 3% of the country's population, Michigan had 2.53% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 22 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
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Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Baraga County with 414 cases per 100,000 per week; Washtenaw County with 345; and Clinton County with 307. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Three of Lenawee County's neighboring counties — Monroe and Washtenaw in Michigan and Lucas in Ohio — remain in the "high" COVID-19 community level, where the CDC recommends wearing a mask while at indoor, public places. Jackson and Hillsdale counties are in the "low" level, and Fulton County in Ohio is in the "medium" level, where people at high risk of serious illness from a COVID-19 infection are recommended to wear a mask while at indoor, public places.
The community COVID levels are based on the number of new cases per 100,000 population, new hospital admissions and the number of hospital beds occupied by COVID patients each week.
In Michigan, 50 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 139 people were reported dead.
A total of 2,547,366 people in Michigan have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 36,407 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 84,762,022 people have tested positive and 1,008,585 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 staying flat
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, June 5.
Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Last week: 1,177
The week before that: 1,183
Four weeks ago: 1,049
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Last week: 58,022
The week before that: 55,117
Four weeks ago: 44,923
Hospitals in 35 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 32 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 29 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 The Daily Telegram: Lenawee County reported 170 additional COVID-19 cases this week
