by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department officials say Michigan has recorded three more deaths linked to COVID-19 and on Thursday confirmed 594 more cases, the latest state data shows.
Data reported on Friday afternoon brings the total number of deaths to 6,151 and thetotalnumber of cases to 76,541 since coronavirus was first detected in Michigan in March.
According to state data, reported on Friday, there were 481 COVID-19 inpatients in Michigan hospitals, a decline of 19 since Tuesday’s two-week high of 500. There are plenty of intensive care beds and ventilators available.
The report also showed that labs in Michigan on Thursday tested 27,879 samples for coronavirus and 981 came back positive. The number of new cases and positive tests do not match because people may be tested more than once. The state says its reporting system accounts for repeat tests so a single person can’t account for more than one case.
Overall, the percentage of positive tests was 3.52%.
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