Michigan identified 19,158 new COVID cases, 129 new deaths last week

Final week, well being officers recognized 19,158 new confirmed and possible COVID-19 circumstances and 129 new coronavirus deaths all through Michigan, in response to the state’s weekly replace from Tuesday, Aug. 30.

The newest replace prompted the seven-day common for each circumstances (2,076) and deaths (14) to dip in comparison with the earlier week, when the state reported a median of two,298 circumstances and 16 deaths per day.

The Division of Well being and Human Providers has included each possible and confirmed circumstances in its totals since April 6. (A case is confirmed solely when there’s a constructive PCR check. Circumstances are labeled possible when there was no such checks however a health care provider and/or an antigen check labeled them COVID.)

In complete, there have been greater than 2.77 million confirmed and possible circumstances, and 38,038 confirmed and possible deaths because the begin of the pandemic in Michigan. Of them, 2,399,555 circumstances and 34,750 deaths are confirmed. About 370,804 circumstances and three,288 deaths are possible.

Well being officers acknowledge case counts are possible underestimates because of the transition to extra at-home testing. By leaning extra closely on over-the-counter checks, residents are much less more likely to report their outcomes to the native well being division.

Beneath is a chart that signifies the seven-day common for brand new circumstances reported per day all through the pandemic. (Can’t see the chart? Click on right here.)

Circumstances by counties

All through Michigan, solely 18 of the 83 counties have low viral transmission charges, in response to knowledge from the CDC.

The 9 counties with excessive transmission embody Chippewa, Crawford, Delta, Luce, Macomb, Mason, Ontonagon, Washtenaw and Wayne.

The arrows and colours on the map under present per-capita circumstances in comparison with the earlier week in Michigan’s 83 counties. Hover over or faucet on a county to see the underlying knowledge. (Trace: Drag the map together with your cursor to see all the Higher Peninsula.)

Can’t see the map? Click on right here.

The chart under exhibits new circumstances for the previous 30 days by county based mostly on onset of signs. On this chart, numbers for the latest days are incomplete due to the lag time between folks getting sick and getting a confirmed coronavirus check consequence, which may take as much as every week or extra.

You’ll be able to name up a chart for any county, and you’ll put your cursor over or faucet on a bar to see the date and variety of circumstances.

Can’t see the chart? Click on right here.

Hospitalization

Hospitalizations stayed constant week-over-week, with 1,117 grownup and 33 pediatric sufferers with confirmed or suspected circumstances of COVID-19 being handled throughout Michigan’s hospitals as of Monday. The grownup affected person rely elevated barely from 1,132 final week, whereas the youth rely moved up from 32.

Among the many hospitalized sufferers Tuesday, 128 have been receiving intensive care and 52 have been on ventilators.

Deaths

Beneath is a chart that tracks the state’s seven-day common for reported COVID-19 deaths per day over the course of the pandemic. (These are based mostly on the date reported, not essentially on the date of loss of life.)

Can’t see the chart under? Click on right here.

Testing

Check positivity additionally remained regular over the past week. On Monday, about 20.3% of the almost 10,800 PCR checks got here again constructive for SARS-CoV-2.

Can’t see the chart? Click on right here.

The interactive map under exhibits the seven-day common testing price by county. You’ll be able to put your cursor over a county to see the underlying knowledge.

COVID-19 vaccinations

There’s been little or no change in Michigan’s vaccination efforts in current weeks. As of Wednesday, Aug. 24, about 63.3% of residents had acquired at the very least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, in response to Michigan well being division knowledge.

About 58.2% of Michiganders of all ages have accomplished their preliminary sequence, and 35.8% of people 5 and older have acquired a booster dose.

A minimum of 29,628 kids ages 6 months to 4 years outdated have gotten their first dose since mid-June, together with greater than 2,500 since final week. About 5,564 of these youngsters have gotten their second dose to this point.

Beneath is a chart that exhibits vaccination charges by county for folks 5 and older. (Can’t see the chart? Click on right here.)

For extra statewide knowledge, go to MLive’s coronavirus knowledge web page.

To discover a testing web site close to you, take a look at the state’s on-line check discover ship an e mail to COVID19@michigan.gov, or name 888-535-6136 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Learn extra on MLive:

Does Michigan even have a trainer scarcity?

Moderna claims Pfizer copied its mRNA tech for COVID-19 vaccine

Many years after HIV epidemic, officers warn towards stigmatizing monkeypox