Michigan reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 12,880 new cases. That’s down 12.2% from the previous week’s tally of 14,678 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Michigan ranked seventh among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 298,674 cases reported. With 3% of the country’s population, Michigan had 4.31% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 13 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Wayne County reported 2,825 cases and 26 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 3,139 cases and 29 deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 490,059 cases and 8,455 deaths.
Oakland County reported 1,765 cases and 13 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 2,095 cases and 14 deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 354,811 cases and 4,142 deaths.
Across Michigan, cases fell in 54 counties, with the best declines in Oakland County, with 1,765 cases from 2,095 a week earlier; in Wayne County, with 2,825 cases from 3,139; and in Ingham County, with 358 cases from 539.
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Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Gogebic County with 286 cases per 100,000 per week; Delta County with 243; and Keweenaw County with 236. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Wayne County, with 2,825 cases; Oakland County, with 1,765 cases; and Macomb County, with 1,460. Weekly case counts rose in 27 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Jackson, Delta and Saginaw counties.
In Michigan, 143 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 160 people were reported dead.
A total of 2,849,047 people in Michigan have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 38,767 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 96,699,237 people have tested positive and 1,062,564 people have died.
Note: In the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus data, cases and deaths for the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Federal Correctional Institution separately from Michigan counties.
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Michigan’s COVID-19 hospital admissions rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Oct. 9. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 1,204
- The week before that: 1,132
- Four weeks ago: 1,199
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 50,835
- The week before that: 49,835
- Four weeks ago: 58,231
Hospitals in 18 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 15 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 29 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
