(WWJ) Michigan reported less than 5,000 COVID-19 cases on Saturday and more than 30 deaths in the past 24 hours, ending weeks of rising infections.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 4,698 cases, 31 new deaths and 91 deaths identified through a Vital Records Review, a three times per week process where MDHHS matches positive COVID-19 test results to death records.
MDHHS describes a COVID-19 death as: "individuals who had a COVID-19 infection and are classified as deceased by the case investigation, have COVID-19 indicated as a cause of death on their death certificate, or die within 30 days of infection and their case of death is listed as natural."
A total of 17, 829 Michiganders have died from COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to MDHHS. The overall fatality rate is just over 2%.
A total of 819,230 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020, according to MDHHS.
Cases by date of onsetMichigan Department of Health and Human Services
More than 3,650 adults who are hospitalized statewide have an active, confirmed COVID-19 infection, while more than 530 of them are on ventilators and nearly 870 are in the Intensive Care Unit.
44 children who have tested positive for COVID-19 are hospitalized across Michigan, according to MDHHS.
Hospitalizations are down 12% since Monday but remain more than twice as high as they were in February—according to the Detroit News.
The largest number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations—about 1,080-- are in Region 2N which is comprised of Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties. Just over 200 people hospitalized with the virus in that region are in the ICU and nearly 120 are on ventilators.
More than 1,040 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Region 2S which is comprised of the City of Detroit, Wayne, Washtenaw, and Monroe Counties. In Region 2S, 275 people are in the ICU with a confirmed case of the virus, and nearly 220 are on ventilators.
About 2% of people who have tested positive for the virus in the past month are hospitalized.
The MDHHS considers 626,254 people recovered from the virus. A person is deemed recovered if they are still alive 30 days after they tested positive from the virus.
The declining test positivity rate is another sign Michigan may be coming to the end of its current surge. In early April, the positivity rate peaked with more than 17% of the tests conducted coming back positive. Just over 10% of test results reported between Thursday and Friday were positive.
Percent of diagnostic tests that were positive for COVID-19Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
About one third of Michigan residents over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated while just under 50% have received at least one dose, according to the Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard. The vaccines take 2 weeks from date of completion to provide their full protection, according to the CDC.
About 65% of Michigan residents over the age of 65, and 40% of people 50-64 are fully vaccinated.
The vaccination rate drops precipitously in younger age groups with just 5.9% of older teens and 13.8% of 20 to 29 year-olds having received both doses of Pfizer and Moderna or one dose of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Vaccine coverage by dateMichigan Department of Health and Human Services
Vaccine coverage by age groupMichigan Department of Health and Human Services
Vaccines have been open to Michiganders 16+ (Pfizer) and 18+ (Moderna and Johnson & Johnson) since April 5. For information about how to get the vaccine in Michigan, click here.
CDC Information and FDA Information on the COVID-19 vaccines.
