Michigan COVID: Here’s what to know Feb. 12, 2022

5,716 new COVID cases reported over 2-day period

Michigan COVID data Feb. 11, 2022 (WDIV)

DETROIT – Michigan reported 5,716 new cases of COVID-19 and 152 virus-related deaths Friday -- an average of 2,858 cases over the past two days.

The deaths announced Friday include 110 identified during a Vital Records review.

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Friday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 2,032,362, including 30,899 deaths. These numbers are up from 2,026,646 cases and 30,747 deaths, as of Wednesday.

Testing has increased to around 50,000 to 60,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate at 17.66% as of Feb. 9 -- the lowest it has been since mid-December. Hospitalizations have decreased over the last three weeks.

The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,306 on Friday, Feb. 11, lower than the previous week. The 7-day death average was 78 on Feb. 11. The state’s fatality rate is 1.5%.

Michigan has reported more than 11.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Feb. 8, with 69.8% of 16+ residents having received at least one dose, while 63.9% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

Across Michigan’s entire population, 65.5% have received at least one COVID vaccine dose.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 76 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 902,200 deaths reported from the virus. Globally, more than 10 billion vaccine doses have been administered, including more than 539 million doses in the U.S. alone.

Worldwide, more than 393 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 5.7 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.


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Michigan COVID-19 daily reported cases since Jan. 1:

  • Jan. 1 -- 12,247 new cases
  • Jan. 2 -- 12,247 new cases
  • Jan. 3 -- 12,247 new cases
  • Jan. 4 -- 13,673 new cases
  • Jan. 5 -- 13,673 new cases
  • Jan. 6 -- 20,346 new cases
  • Jan. 7 -- 20,346 new cases
  • Jan. 8 -- 14,841 new cases
  • Jan. 9 -- 14,841 new cases
  • Jan. 10 -- 14,842 new cases
  • Jan. 11 -- 14,229 new cases
  • Jan. 12 -- 14,229 new cases
  • Jan. 13 -- 18,557 new cases
  • Jan. 14 -- 18,557 new cases
  • Jan. 15 -- 17,201 new cases
  • Jan. 16 -- 17,202 new cases
  • Jan. 17 -- 17,202 new cases
  • Jan. 18 -- 17,202 new cases
  • Jan. 19 -- 17,202 new cases
  • Jan. 20 -- 16,775 new cases
  • Jan. 21 -- 16,776 new cases
  • Jan. 22 -- 13,124 new cases
  • Jan. 23 -- 13,124 new cases
  • Jan. 24 -- 13,124 new cases
  • Jan. 25 -- 13,711 new cases
  • Jan. 26 -- 13,712 new cases
  • Jan. 27 -- 13,155 new cases
  • Jan. 28 -- 13,154 new cases
  • Jan. 29 -- 7,080 new cases
  • Jan. 30 -- 7,081 new cases
  • Jan. 31 -- 7,081 new cases
  • Feb. 1 -- 9,401 new cases
  • Feb. 2 -- 9,402 new cases
  • Feb. 3 -- 4,902 new cases
  • Feb. 4 -- 4,903 new cases
  • Feb. 5 -- 3,299 new cases
  • Feb. 6 -- 3,299 new cases
  • Feb. 7 -- 3,300 new cases
  • Feb. 8 -- 3,764 new cases
  • Feb. 9 -- 3,763 new cases
  • Feb. 10 -- 2,858 new cases
  • Feb. 11 -- 2,858 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 daily reported deaths since Jan. 1:

  • Jan. 1 -- 60 new deaths
  • Jan. 2 -- 60 new deaths
  • Jan. 3 -- 60 new deaths (172 from past five days from vital records)
  • Jan. 4 -- 138 new deaths
  • Jan. 5 -- 139 new deaths (165 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 6 -- 129 new deaths
  • Jan. 7 -- 130 new deaths (136 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 8 -- 18 new deaths
  • Jan. 9 -- 19 new deaths
  • Jan. 10 -- 19 new deaths
  • Jan. 11 -- 175 new deaths
  • Jan. 12 -- 175 new deaths (282 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 13 -- 125 new deaths
  • Jan. 14 -- 126 new deaths (140 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 15 -- 100 new deaths
  • Jan. 16 -- 100 new deaths
  • Jan. 17 -- 100 new deaths
  • Jan. 18 -- 100 new deaths
  • Jan. 19 -- 101 new deaths (346 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 20 -- 105 new deaths
  • Jan. 21 -- 105 new deaths (79 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 22 -- 12 new deaths
  • Jan. 23 -- 12 new deaths
  • Jan. 24 -- 12 new deaths
  • Jan. 25 -- 190 new deaths
  • Jan. 26 -- 189 new deaths (268 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 27 -- 86 new deaths
  • Jan. 28 -- 87 new deaths (121 from past two days from vital records)
  • Jan. 29 -- 21 new deaths
  • Jan. 30 -- 22 new deaths
  • Jan. 31 -- 22 new deaths
  • Feb. 1 -- 163 new deaths
  • Feb. 2 -- 164 new deaths (239 from past two days from vital records)
  • Feb. 3 -- 104 new deaths
  • Feb. 4 -- 105 new deaths (155 from past two days from vital records)
  • Feb. 5 -- 12 new deaths
  • Feb. 6 -- 13 new deaths
  • Feb. 7 -- 13 new deaths
  • Feb. 8 -- 165 new deaths
  • Feb. 9 -- 165 new deaths (239 from past two days from vital records)
  • Feb. 10 -- 76 new deaths
  • Feb. 11 -- 76 new deaths

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