Michigan Coronavirus Cases Climb To Over 40,000

MICHIGAN — More than 40,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported across Michigan since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to the state's most recent data.

On Wednesday, Michigan health officials reported 1,137 new coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total of cases to 40,399.

The state also announced an additional 103 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the statewide death toll to 3,670.

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State numbers are released daily at 3 p.m. but are indicative of what has been reported by 10 a.m. that day.

Numbers are sometimes altered as public health officials investigate individual cases. Case numbers sometimes do not match numbers provided by respective counties due to several variables, including testing done by private organizations that report to either the state or the county but not both.

Deaths are reported by health care providers and recorded by local health departments. Other data, such the number of individuals who have recovered at the state level, are released on Saturdays.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are several symptoms related to the coronavirus. Potential signs of the new coronavirus include fever, cough and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. On Monday, the agency added six new symptoms to the list: chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a new loss of taste or smell.

Southeast Michigan Coronavirus Numbers

Southeast Michigan continues to be the Michigan region hit hardest by the coronavirus.

The state on Wednesday reported that Detroit has 8,957 cases of the virus and 1,008 deaths. Both totals lead the counties and communities across the state.

Wayne County, which reports separately from Detroit, had 7,537 confirmed coronavirus cases and 719 reported deaths, according to state numbers.

There were 7,159 cases of the coronavirus reported in Oakland County, according to the state data. Of those cases, 668 people have died.

Validity of Numbers in Doubt?

Whether state-provided numbers are accurate was brought into question recently following a New York Times analysis of data provided by the CDC.

The data showed that the number of people in Michigan who died from the new coronavirus between March 8 and April 11 was 121 percent higher than the average for the last five years. The analysis suggested that that an abnormal number of people in Michigan have died since the coronavirus pandemic began; there were 2,000 excess deaths in Michigan between March 8 and April 11, well above the 1,391 coronavirus deaths reported during that time.

Dearborn Mayor Recovers From Coronavirus

Despite the distress caused by the daily confrontation people have with the coronavirus death totals, there was optimistic news regarding two individuals in Dearborn who had previously tested positive for the virus.

Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. said he and his wife, Christina, have recovered from the coronavirus. The mayor added that their story should be one of inspiration and that it shows the virus can be beaten.

"Although I am a public figure, I am someone, like many of you, who values personal and family privacy," O'Reilly wrote in a social media post. "But I feel compelled to share my recent experience with you, because it may mirror your own challenges, or that of your loved ones. It also is a message of both caution and of optimism."

Michigan in Context

There have been more than 3.1 million coronavirus cases reported across the globe, according to numbers provided by the World Health Organization. Of those, over 225,000 people have died and more than 986,000 people have recovered.

The U.S. has more confirmed cases and reported deaths than any other nation. Michigan has the seventh most cases in the country, but has the third highest death toll.

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