DETROIT – Michigan reported 27,423 new cases of COVID-19 and 379 virus-related deaths Wednesday — an average of 13,711.5 cases over a two-day period.
The deaths announced Wednesday include 268 identified during a Vital Records review.
Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,933,062, including 29,605 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,905,639 cases and 29,226 deaths, as of Monday.
Testing has increased to around 50,000 to 60,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 30.85% as of Jan. 24 — slightly lower than last week. Hospitalizations have decreased over the last week.
The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 14,335 on Wednesday, Jan. 26, lower than the previous week. The 7-day death average was 91 on Jan. 26. The state’s fatality rate is 1.7%.
Michigan has reported more than 11.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Jan. 20, with 69.4% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose, while 63.5% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.
Across Michigan’s entire population, 65% have received at least one COVID vaccine dose.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 68 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 858,100 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 9.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 527 million doses in the U.S. alone.
Worldwide, more than 338 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 5.5 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments.
“These trends are aligning and pointing in the right direction,” said Bob Riney, president of health care operations and COO at Henry Ford Health.
Michigan COVID-19 daily reported cases since Dec. 1:
Dec. 1 — 8,265 new cases
Dec. 2 — 9,221 new cases
Dec. 3 — 9,222 new cases
Dec. 4 — 5,530 new cases
Dec. 5 — 5,530 new cases
Dec. 6 — 5,530 new cases
Dec. 7 — 7,693 new cases
Dec. 8 — 7,692 new cases
Dec. 9 — 5,891 new cases
Dec. 10 — 5,892 new cases
Dec. 11 — 5,381 new cases
Dec. 12 — 5,381 new cases
Dec. 13 — 5,381 new cases
Dec. 14 — 5,861 new cases
Dec. 15 — 5,861 new cases
Dec. 16 — 6,325 new cases
Dec. 17 — 6,324 new cases
Dec. 18 — 4,666 new cases
Dec. 19 — 4,666 new cases
Dec. 20 — 4,667 new cases
Dec. 21 — 6,843 new cases
Dec. 22 — 6,843 new cases
Dec. 23 — 6,591 new cases
Dec. 24 — 6,591 new cases
Dec. 25 — 6,591 new cases
Dec. 26 — 6,592 new cases
Dec. 27 — 6,592 new cases
Dec. 28 — 12,929 new cases
Dec. 29 — 12,929 new cases
Dec. 30 — 12,247 new cases
Dec. 31 — 12,247 new cases
Jan. 1 — 12,247 new cases
Jan. 2 — 12,247 new cases
Jan. 3 — 12,247 new cases
Jan. 4 — 13,673 new cases
Jan. 5 — 13,673 new cases
Jan. 6 — 20,346 new cases
Jan. 7 — 20,346 new cases
Jan. 8 — 14,841 new cases
Jan. 9 — 14,841 new cases
Jan. 10 — 14,842 new cases
Jan. 11 — 14,229 new cases
Jan. 12 — 14,229 new cases
Jan. 13 — 18,557 new cases
Jan. 14 — 18,557 new cases
Jan. 15 — 17,201 new cases
Jan. 16 — 17,202 new cases
Jan. 17 — 17,202 new cases
Jan. 18 — 17,202 new cases
Jan. 19 — 17,202 new cases
Jan. 20 — 16,775 new cases
Jan. 21 — 16,776 new cases
Jan. 22 — 13,124 new cases
Jan. 23 — 13,124 new cases
Jan. 24 — 13,124 new cases
Jan. 25 — 13,711 new cases
Jan. 26 — 13,712 new cases
Michigan COVID-19 daily reported deaths since Dec. 1:
Dec. 1 — 179 deaths (160 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 2 — 138 new deaths
Dec. 3 — 139 new deaths (169 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 4 — 42 new deaths
Dec. 5 — 42 new deaths
Dec. 6 — 43 new deaths (47 from past three days from vital records)
Dec. 7 — 175 new deaths
Dec. 8 — 175 new deaths (185 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 9 — 117 new deaths
Dec. 10 — 118 new deaths (151 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 11 — 53 new deaths
Dec. 12 — 53 new deaths
Dec. 13 — 54 new deaths (36 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 14 — 165 new deaths
Dec. 15 — 165 new deaths ( 230 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 16 — 127 new deaths
Dec. 17 — 127 new deaths (159 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 18 — 53 new deaths
Dec. 19 — 53 new deaths
Dec. 20 — 54 new deaths (63 from past three days from vital records)
Dec. 21 — 196 new deaths
Dec. 22 — 196 new deaths (250 from past two days from vital records)
Dec. 23 — 54 new deaths (158 from past two five from vital records)
Dec. 24 — 55 new deaths
Dec. 25 — 55 new deaths
Dec. 26 — 55 new deaths
Dec. 27 — 55 new deaths
Dec. 28 — 169 new deaths (232 from past five days from vital records)
Dec. 29 — 169 new deaths
Dec. 30 — 59 new deaths
Dec. 31 — 59 new deaths
Jan. 1 — 60 new deaths
Jan. 2 — 60 new deaths
Jan. 3 — 60 new deaths (172 from past five days from vital records)
Jan. 4 — 138 new deaths
Jan. 5 — 139 new deaths (165 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 6 — 129 new deaths
Jan. 7 — 130 new deaths (136 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 8 — 18 new deaths
Jan. 9 — 19 new deaths
Jan. 10 — 19 new deaths
Jan. 11 — 175 new deaths
Jan. 12 — 175 new deaths (282 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 13 — 125 new deaths
Jan. 14 — 126 new deaths (140 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 15 — 100 new deaths
Jan. 16 — 100 new deaths
Jan. 17 — 100 new deaths
Jan. 18 — 100 new deaths
Jan. 19 — 101 new deaths (346 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 20 — 105 new deaths
Jan. 21 — 105 new deaths (79 from past two days from vital records)
Jan. 22 — 12 new deaths
Jan. 23 — 12 new deaths
Jan. 24 — 12 new deaths
Jan. 25 — 190 new deaths
Jan. 26 — 189 new deaths (268 from past two days from vital records)
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