by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department officials in Michigan have recorded eight more deaths linked to coronavirus and on Thursday confirmed 125 more cases of the virus, state data shows.
The daily number of new confirmed cases and deaths has been slowly decreasing for several weeks now.
Michigan officials said figures released Friday afternoon bring the total number of deaths to 5,745 and the total number of cases to 59,621 since the outbreak began in March.
State data from Friday showed Kent County, reported 15 additional COVID-19 cases confirmed for a total of 4,044 since the outbreak started.
Most people can now get tested for COVID-19, and can find a testing site near them on the state’s website.
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