by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department officials in Michigan say the state recorded an additional 68 deaths linked to coronavirus, bringing the total to 5,334.
The state noted 14 of those daily deaths were discovered during a check of death certificates to find any that had not previously been reported.
Wednesday data also showed that 504 new cases of the virus have been confirmed for a total of 55,608 since the outbreak began in March.
There were four new deaths recorded in Kent County for a total of 76. The county overall has 3,454 cases, 34 more than the day prior.
Officials pointed out Tuesday that the rate of rise in cases is down as a state. The region of the state that includes Grand Rapids had the highest rate of new cases per million people. Local health officials have attributed that to an overall increase in testing and targeted testing of high-risk communities.
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