Michigan Reports 18,443 New COVID-19 Cases Since Wednesday

By: Anna Gustafson

Dec. 3

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported Friday that a total of 1,336,566 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 and 24,367 have died from the virus — an additional 18,443 cases and 277 deaths since Wednesday.

The new numbers combine Thursday’s and Friday’s recorded cases and deaths, with an average of 9,222 new confirmed cases per day. DHHS publishes COVID-19 data three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The deaths announced include 169 deaths identified during a vital records review. DHHS conducts this review process two times per week.

DHHS also reports that an additional 180,759 Michiganders have been identified as “probable” cases for COVID-19, as well as 1,741 probable deaths. The department began tracking probable cases on April 5, 2020.

Combining the state’s confirmed positive cases with probable cases brings the total up to 1,517,325 statewide cases and 26,108 deaths.

The virus has been detected in all of Michigan’s 83 counties. The state’s COVID-19 fatality rate is currently at 1.8%.

As of Nov. 23, the state reports that 1,090,933 people have recovered from COVID-19.

The first two cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state on March 10, 2020. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency that day.

Johns Hopkins University reports that there are about 264.7 million confirmed cases worldwide and 5.2 million deaths. The United States makes up a significant portion of those, as 48.9 million confirmed cases and 786,898 deaths have been recorded nationally.

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