by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health Department officials said Thursday Michigan’s tally of deaths linked to COVID-19 has risen by 43, bringing the total to 7,129 since March.
Officials also announced 1,873 more confirmed cases of the virus. A total of 152,862 people in Michigan have now contracted the virus since it was first detected in the state in March.
State Health Department officials pointed to a number of metrics showing Michigan’s outbreak is worsening.
Notably the seven-day average of new cases per million people per day is now higher than it was at its last peak in April.
Also of concern is the fact that hospitalizations are also rising statewide, with about 1,200 adult inpatients believed or confirmed to have COVID-19. About 300 of those are in intensive care.