Michigan Adds 2,598 New Coronavirus Cases, 29 More Deaths Friday

Michigan added 2,598 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, while also reporting an additional 29 COVID-19 deaths, state health officials said.

The new figures bring Michigan's coronavirus totals to 533,602 confirmed cases of the virus and 13,701 reported deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services numbers.

The state reported 2,698 new cases of the coronavirus and 139 COVID-19 deaths Thursday. On Saturday, state health officials reported that 415,079 people in Michigan had recovered from the virus.

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In the U.S., nearly 24 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, according to the World Health Organization. Nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. have died due to COVID-19.

More than 94 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported worldwide, according to the World Health Organization Friday. The number of people who have reportedly died due to complications with the coronavirus grew past 2 million Friday, while the number of COVID-19 recoveries grew to over 67 million.