New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, rising 15.9% as 18,375 cases were reported. The previous week had 15,854 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Michigan ranked fifth 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 436,694 cases reported. With 3% of the country’s population, Michigan had 4.21% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Wayne County reported 3,427 cases and 38 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 2,710 cases and 20 deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 480,854 cases and 8,373 deaths.
Oakland County reported 2,485 cases and 22 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 1,947 cases and eight deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 348,751 cases and 4,104 deaths.
Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Clinton County with 407 cases per 100,000 per week; Dickinson County with 404; and Schoolcraft County with 358. 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 3,427 cases; Oakland County, with 2,485 cases; and Macomb County, with 1,785. Weekly case counts rose in 55 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
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Across Michigan, cases fell in 27 counties, with the best declines in Huron County, with 27 cases from 90 a week earlier; in Muskegon County, with 211 cases from 248; and in Tuscola County, with 78 cases from 111.
In Michigan, 196 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 83 people were reported dead.
A total of 2,804,588 people in Michigan have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 38,317 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 95,658,236 people have tested positive and 1,053,419 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, Sept. 18. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 1,307
- The week before that: 1,209
- Four weeks ago: 1,332
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 57,618
- The week before that: 58,248
- Four weeks ago: 66,210
Hospitals in 15 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 14 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 22 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.
