The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 147,806 as of Monday, including 7,031 deaths, state officials report.
Monday’s update represents 2,909 new cases and 21 additional deaths over the last two days. On Saturday, the state reported 144,897 total cases and 7,010 deaths.
New COVID-19 cases and deaths have increased in the last month in Michigan. Testing has remained steady, with an average of more than 30,000 per day, with the positive rate around 4% for the last week.
Hospitalizations have increased steadily for the last four weeks, including a slight uptick in critical care and ventilator use.
Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,620 on Monday, the highest since early April. The state’s fatality rate is 4.8%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 31,300 on Monday. More than 109,000 have recovered in Michigan.