(WWJ) – Michigan has reported a new daily record for COVID-19 cases, as state health officials on Wednesday announced 25,858 confirmed cases over the last two days for a daily average of 12,929 cases.
That daily case average is the highest in the nearly two years since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The previous record was just under 10,000 last November.
Health officials also reported 338 in the last two days.
For the first time in a week, Michigan saw an uptick in the number of people hospitalized, with more than 3,800 hospitalizations across the state.
Wednesday’s updated numbers brings the state’s total number of cases to more than 1.5 million and the death toll to 26,988.
On Monday the state reported just under 33,000 cases over a five-day span and health officials are continuing to urge Michiganders to get the vaccine as the state deals with a "fourth surge" of the virus.
Last week the state received more assistance from the federal government as officials announced a fourth team of federal support team of hospital workers would be headed to Muskegon.
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