LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Michigan jumped to 60 Wednesday and the number of confirmed cases nearly reached 2,900.
The tests run Wednesday, the results of which were released Thursday afternoon, brought the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 2,856, more than 500 than recorded the day prior.
The majority of the deaths have happened in metro Detroit: 26 were in Wayne County (including the city of Detroit), 15 were in Oakland County and 11 were in Macomb County.
Metro Detroit also has the largest concentration of confirmed cases:
- Wayne County (including Detroit): 1,389
- Oakland County: 668
- Macomb County: 347
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