Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the pandemic

Pat Byrne, Brian McNamara, Brian Todd, Kristi Tanner, Nisa Khan and Arjun Thakkar, Detroit Free Press
Updated ·3 min read
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Editor's note: The updates on Dec. 19, 2023 will be the last for this page. For the latest statistics on COVID-19 in Michigan, visit the state's COVID-19 dashboard. You can also find U.S. data from the CDC and international data from the World Health Organization.

New cases

1,547

New deaths

3

Numbers are the 7-day averages through

Dec. 19.

NOTE Confirmed and probable cases and deaths are included in totals.

SOURCE Michigan.gov/coronavirus and CDC

Below are the key numbers for Michigan over the last 28 days: cases, deaths, test results and hospitalizations.

Beginning April 4, new data is released weekly by the state. The numbers for the announcements from the last 28 days are below. The bars below represent the total number of cases or the daily average for each announcement, and the line represents the rolling 7-day average. The new cases numbers represent both confirmed and probable cases.

This chart represents new deaths announced. The state regularly includes deaths from previous days that were identified as part of a vital records review, therefore deaths included didn't necessarily occur during the time period for the announcement. This includes both confirmed and probable deaths.

Around Michigan

Where are cases increasing? Where are they decreasing? The map below shows the difference in 7-day case average over the last two weeks.

In this map, see the current 7-day confirmed case average per 100,000 residents by county. Case thresholds are dictated by Michigan's Safe Start program.

The trend over time

Total cases

3,225,506

Total deaths

43,713

NOTE Confirmed and probable cases and deaths are included in totals.

The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan were announced on March 10, 2020 and the state's first death followed on March 19. Here's how the totals for each have grown since. Confirmed and probables cases and deaths are included in these totals.

Michigan has seen progress and setbacks in preventing the spread of the virus. Here's how the daily case and death counts have changed since the beginning of the pandemic, including the 7-day average for each. Confirmed and probables cases and deaths are included in these totals.

A breakdown of how the virus has affected people of different races in Michigan. The numbers below are likely low as race information was not available for 19% of cases and 5% of deaths as of March 31, 2021.

Diagnostic test results released by the state since the pandemic began in March 2020. Mouse over or tap to see the positivity rate for each day. Editor's note: The end of the public health emergency on May 11, 2023 changed requirements for reporting testing data, and as a result the state will no longer be releasing testing data. The information below is through the state's last release on May 9, 2023, and will not be updated.

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About the data

Data collected from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Geography information is based on the residency of the patient.

Data gathering assistance provided by Mike Young, Yasmin Alameddine, Sandali Handagama, Satu Helin, Siqi Ji, Momina Khan, Saniya More, Sara Sheridan and Madeline Simpson of the Columbia University School of Journalism.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic