The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 657 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and two new deaths.
Michigan now has 84,707 positive test results since the crisis began more than four months ago, and 6,221 total deaths.
The 657 positive tests added Wednesday come from more than 26,400 total diagnostic test results that were reported by the state.
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state’s chief medical officer, said the numbers are starting to trend in the right direction after an uptick in mid-July.
“The Jackson and Upper Peninsula regions both have about 35 cases, per million people, per day, and have also seen decreases over the past one to two weeks,” Khaldun said at a Wednesday news conference. “The Traverse City region is the only region of the state to have under ten cases per million people per day. They continue to see a decrease over the last three weeks.”
Khaldun says there’s roughly 28,000 tests being done per day.
“The percent positive rate continues to go down, so that is really good news,” Khaldun said. “It’s trending down. It’s at 3.4%, down from 3.7% the previous week. Hospitalizations and deaths continue to remain steady and low, particularly deaths. These are all good signs.”
She warned that it only takes a few people to cause an outbreak, and there’s been 99 outbreaks over the past week in Michigan. Khaldun says nursing homes continue to be the largest source of spread, with social gatherings also being high on the list.
“We have way too many outbreaks right now,” Kalduhn said. “And while deaths are low, to young people out there: you are not invincible. We are learning more each day about the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on people, especially young people.”
The Upper Peninsula had eight new cases on Wednesday. Three of those new cases were in Delta County. There were single cases reported in Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Mackinac, and Marquette Counties.
The U.P. has seen 586 total confirmed cases since early March.
No new deaths were reported in the Upper Peninsula on Wednesday. The last death reported in the U.P. was on June 26 in Iron County. Before that, the most recent death was on May 24, in Marquette County.
Statewide as of Wednesday, there have been 9,186 “probable” cases, and 257 deaths are listed as probable. This is where COVID-19 is suspected, but there is no positive test result to confirm it.
The state reports 75 “probable” cases for the Upper Peninsula, as of Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, Michigan has completed 2,227,513 tests. Of those, 2,005,494 tests are diagnostic tests, and 222,019 tests were for antibodies.
The MDHHS on Saturday provided an update on the number of people who have recovered after testing positive or being diagnosed with COVID-19. State officials now say that 60,022 people have recovered, which means they are still alive at least 30 days after diagnosis or onset.
UPPER PENINSULA POSITIVE CASES (DEATHS)
Alger County 7
Baraga County 5
Chippewa County 25
Delta County 66 (+3) (3 deaths)
Dickinson County 47 (+1) (2 deaths)
Gogebic County 99 (+1) (1 death)
Houghton County 42 (+1)
Iron County 17 (1 death)
Keweenaw County 2
Luce County 3
Mackinac County 20 (+1)
Marquette County 133 (+1) (11 deaths)
Menominee County 102
Ontonagon County 6
Schoolcraft County 12
UPPER PENINSULA PROBABLE CASES (No positive test result)
Alger County 1
Baraga County 0
Chippewa County 11
Delta County 19
Dickinson County 1
Gogebic County 6
Houghton County 7
Iron County 0
Keweenaw County 1
Luce County 0
Mackinac County 5
Marquette County 13
Menominee County 9
Ontonagon County 1
Schoolcraft County 1
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