(WWJ) Michigan is reporting its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since December.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports 8,413 new coronavirus cases between Friday and Saturday. Six more people who have tested positive for the virus died in that time period.
51 additional deaths were identified from weeks or months ago through a review of vital records. On Monday, 10,293 cases and 21 deaths were reported (a combined two day total).
As of Tuesday, April 6, just over 3,100 adults are hospitalized with a confirmed case of the virus and 28 children (under the age of 18), according to the MDHHS.
There are roughly 109,100 active cases of the virus in Michigan (total number of cases minus (recovered + deaths) ). About 3,100 are hospitalized--which translates to almost 3% of people actively fighting the disease.
About 640 adults are in the ICU with the virus, while nearly 290 are on ventilators.
That translates to .5% (5 in 1,000) of people with the virus in Intensive Care and .2% (2 in 1,000) are on ventilators.
About 1,500 of those hospitalizations are in metro Detroit or the immediate surrounding counties (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Monroe).
17.6% of the tests reported statewide in the between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon have come back positive. That’s up from 14.5% Friday.
On Monday, the positivity rate was 17%.
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The Michigan Hospital Association reports the “the vaccine appears to be preventing hospitalizations at or near 100%.”
According to the Michigan COVID Vaccine Dashboard, 21.5% of Michigan's population is fully vaccinated while just over 35% have received one or more dose of either of the three vaccines. For frequently asked questions about the vaccine, click here.
Per the dashboard, 67.5% of Michiganders of 65 and over are fully vaccinated; and between 50-55% of the same age group have received at least one vaccine.
In the 50 to 64 years age group, just over 18% are fully vaccinated while 42 percent have received at least one dose.
Vaccinations are now open to all Michiganders 16 & older (Pfizer) and 18 & older (Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna).
90% of the people who passed away after testing positive for the virus throughout the pandemic in Michigan have been over the age of 60, while close to 50% were over the age of 80.
No data has been released on how many had underlying illnesses.
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The statewide fatality rate is 2.3%. This is down from about 10% in the early days of the pandemic.
Hospitalizations have increased dramatically for younger age groups. As of one week ago, the Michigan Hospital Association reported a more than 630% daily hospitalization increase in 30-39-year-olds (10% vaccination rate) and 800% increase in 40-49 year-olds (12% vaccination rate).
The Michigan Hospital Association said no data is available on ICU rates, and discharge rates in this age group.
“We receive anecdotal information from the chief medical offers across our member hospitals and health systems and on the whole, the younger population does not need to be in the ICU and on ventilators at the same rate as we’re seeing in the older age groups,” John Karasinski, a spokesperson for the Michigan Hospital Association told WWJ.
More than 577,140 Michiganders are considered recovered from the virus after surviving 30 days since testing positive.
Correction: This article originally said a different percentage of active cases were hospitalized. The error came from a mathematical miscalculation. The number now reported (~3%) is correct.