by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials in Michigan released the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and related deaths reported over the weekend on Monday, say there were a total of 1,156 cases and four deaths over the two days.
With the data release today, the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Michigan are now 6,538 and the total number of confirmed cases to 107,371 since the virus was first detected in the state in March.
Labs in Michigan on Saturday ran 39,900 tests and 1,200 came back positive, a positive rate of 3.88%. On Sunday, 12,836 samples were tested and 408 came back positive, a rate of 3.18%.
Health department officials caution that the number of positive tests does not equal the number of new cases because people may be tested more than once.
Two more deaths were reported in Kent county over the weekend, bringing its total to 168. It also confirmed 52 cases over the two days for a total of 7,985 since the outbreak began in March.
Overall, many metrics show the state of the outbreak are showing positive trends, including a low percentage of positive tests each day and low hospitalization figures.
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