The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 4,273 new positive test results and 73 new deaths.
Michigan now has 324,779 comfirmed cases since the crisis began in March. The state also has recorded 8,761 deaths during that time.
The state also has 27,654 “probable cases” and 409 “probable deaths” that are not confirmed by a positive test result, but COVID-19 is believed to be the cause.
The Upper Peninsula added 134 new positive test results on Wednesday. Dickinson County had 37 of those new cases, while Houghton County reported 27 new cases and Baraga County added 24. Marquette County had 20 new cases.
The U.P. also added eleven new deaths on Wednesday. Four each in Dickinson and Baraga Counties, and one new death in Marquette, Houghton, and Chippewa Counties.
The U.P. added 58 new “probable” cases on Wednesday and added two new “probable” deaths.
The U.P. now has 11,206 confirmed positive test results, and 202 confirmed COVID-19 deaths since the crisis began in March.
The U.P. has also had a total of 1,952 probable cases and 34 probable deaths.
Some local health departments reported different totals, as reporting cutoff times are different than the state report.
For consistency, we use the MDHHS data in our report.
MDHHS reports that 13,825 have been listed as “recovered” in the last week alone. The total recoveries now stands at 152,267. This is defined as being alive 30 days after the positive test or diagnosis. This will be updated again on Saturday.
UPPER PENINSULA POSITIVE CASES (DEATHS)
Alger County 146 (1 death)
Baraga County 378 (+24) (10 deaths) (+4)
Chippewa County 315 (+4) (5 deaths) (+1)
Delta County 2,103 (+4) (48 deaths)
Dickinson County 1,548 (+37) (32 deaths) (+4)
Gogebic County 546 (+4) (11 deaths)
Houghton County 1,218 (+27) (11 deaths) (+1)
Iron County 661 (+5) (29 deaths)
Keweenaw County 55 (1 death)
Luce County 114 (+1)
Mackinac County 201
Marquette County 2,406 (+20) (28 deaths) (+1)
Menominee County 1,113 (+6) (13 deaths)
Ontonagon County 245 (12 deaths)
Schoolcraft County 157 (+2) (1 death)
UPPER PENINSULA PROBABLE CASES (No positive test result)
Alger County 68 (1 death)
Baraga County 57
Chippewa County 426
Delta County 240 (10 deaths)
Dickinson County 86 (4 deaths) (+1)
Gogebic County 199 (11 deaths)
Houghton County 260 (2 deaths)
Iron County 37 (4 deaths)
Keweenaw County 11
Luce County 47
Mackinac County 62
Marquette County 297
Menominee County 126
Ontonagon County 25 (1 death) (+1)
Schoolcraft County 11 (1 death)
MDHHS STATEWIDE COUNTY-BY-COUNTY REPORT















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