Michigan Sees Coronavirus Cases Trending Down, Recoveries Up

MICHIGAN — Michigan continues to see a downward trend among newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths, according to the most recent data released by health officials. Meanwhile, the recovery rate for Michiganders with the virus, released weekly, also shows positive signs as the state continues to battle the new coronavirus.

According to the most recent data, Michigan has 47,552 cases of the coronavirus and 4,584 people have died as a result.

Monday's coronavirus numbers included 414 new confirmed cases and 33 new deaths reported.

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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 as the number of individuals who have recovered at the state level, are released on Saturdays.

The most recent numbers of people in Michigan who have recovered from the coronavirus were released Saturday, continuing an optimistic trend in the state.

On Saturday, the state reported that more than 7,000 people had recovered from the virus since May 2. The update brings the statewide recovery total to 22,686.

Previously, Michigan had reported more than 7,000 recoveries on May 2, over 5,100 on April 25 and over 2,800 as of May 18.

Michigan Coronavirus Numbers: The Last 10 Days

Below is breakdown of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported in the last 10 days.

The state hasn't reported more than 1,000 new cases in a single day since April 29.

Coronavirus Numbers By Michigan County

Detroit continues to lead the state in coronavirus cases and deaths. As of Monday, there were 9,851 confirmed cases in the city and 1,192 reported deaths.

Wayne County, which reports separately from Detroit, leads Michigan counties in coronavirus cases and deaths. Two other southeast Michigan counties, Oakland and Macomb, respectively, have a high percentage of the state's coronavirus cases as the region as a whole continues to be the state's coronavirus epicenter.

However, the virus has spread beyond the southeast region and into more rural counties. Genesee and Saginaw counties both have posted high coronavirus numbers in recent days.