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Michigan Coronavirus Update: 6,303 New Cases, 112 More Deaths
More than 770,000 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Michigan as of Thursday.
MICHIGAN — Michigan added over 6,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 100 more deaths attributed to the virus on Thursday, according to state health officials.
The state reported 6,303 new COVID-19 cases and 112 additional COVID-19 deaths, according to the latest data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Eighty-one of the deaths were identified through a vital records review and occurred earlier this year, according to health officials.
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The updated coronavirus numbers bring Michigan's statewide totals to 770,882 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 16,731 reported COVID-19 deaths, according to the state.
Michigan reported 7,955 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
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On Saturday, Michigan officials said 587,283 people in the state had recovered from the virus as of Friday.
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