by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department data shows Michigan has recorded four more deaths linked to coronavirus and on Tuesday confirmed 262 more cases of the virus, the latest state figures show.
Officials said data released Wednesday brings the total number of deaths to 5,951 and the total number of cases to 64,132 in the about four months since the outbreak began.
Michigan labs on Tuesday tested 16,780 samples for coronavirus and 2.56% came back positive. The percentage of positive tests hovered between 2% and 3% for most of June.
Officials reported 38 additional cases confirmed in Kent County, bringing the total to 4,533. The number of deaths stood at 131.
Health department officials said Michigan is seeing a slight uptick in cases and a reversal in the demographics of patients, with more of them now younger than the age of 50.
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