Michigan reports 9,764 new COVID cases, 137 deaths -- average of 4,882 cases per day

More than 1M recoveries from COVID-19 confirmed

Coronavirus testing (AP)

DETROIT – Michigan reported 9,764 new cases of COVID-19 and 137 virus-related deaths Wednesday-- an average of 4,882 cases over the past two days, the highest daily total since April.

Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,147,512, including 22,384 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,137,748 cases and 22,247 deaths, as of Monday.

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The deaths announced Wednesday include 75 identified during a Vital Records review

Testing has increased to around 40,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 11.6% as of Monday. Hospitalizations remain elevated but are relatively stable.

The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,879 on Wednesday, the highest since April. The 7-day death average was 49 on Wednesday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.0%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 122,000 on Wednesday.

Michigan has reported more than 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Wednesday, with 69.3% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose while 60.7% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 46 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 745,000 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 7.1 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 422 million doses in the U.S. alone.

Worldwide, more than 247 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 5 million have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments.

New daily Michigan COVID-19 totals since Oct. 6:

  • Oct. 6 -- 7,674 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 8 -- 8,413 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 11 -- 9,137 new cases (case count for three days)
  • Oct. 13 -- 8,671 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 15 -- 8,297 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 18 -- 8,496 new cases (case count for three days)
  • Oct. 20 -- 7,108 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 22 -- 7,505 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 25 -- 7,856 new cases (case count for three days)
  • Oct. 27 -- 7,867 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Oct. 29 -- 8,078 new cases (case count for two days)
  • Nov. 1 -- 9,313 new cases (case count for three days)
  • Nov. 3 -- 9,764 new cases (case count for two days)

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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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