Michigan adds 6,027 cases, 245 deaths from COVID-19 over last week - Detroit News | By The Perfect Enemy

The state added 6,027 cases of COVID-19 over the past week, with 245 deaths, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.

Michigan reported an average of about 861 cases per day over the last seven days, a 6% decrease from a daily average of 922 cases a week prior.

On Jan. 24, the state said it had added 6,530 cases and 260 deaths from the virus in the previous week. The state tally does not include those who test positive with an at-home test.

On Monday, the state reported that 633 adults and 16 pediatric patients were hospitalized with confirmed infections, a decrease from the previous reported totals of 784 adults and 16 children. Inpatient records were set on Jan. 10, 2022, when 4,580 adults were hospitalized with COVID-19.

On Monday in Michigan, about 5% of the state’s hospital beds were filled with COVID-19 patients, and there was an average of 1,060 emergency room visits related to COVID-19 per day in the state. That compares with 24% of hospital beds being full and 2,889 daily emergency room visits due to the virus in the first week of January 2022.

All Metro Detroit health departments are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend indoor masking for public settings and K-12 schools.

The federal Food and Drug Administration in September signed off on updated versions of the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) gave its approval, as did CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and is now available in Michigan. 

The CDC recently expanded the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months through 5 years, following the FDA’s amendment of Emergency Use Authorizations for the updated vaccines.

President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

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Michigan data

Michigan surpassed 3 million cases of COVID-19 last week as the pandemic continues to ebb after nearly three years.

The state surpassed 2 million cases on Feb. 4, 2022, when the fourth wave reached a high mark of nearly 20,000 cases per day.

Tuesday’s additions bring the state’s overall totals to 3,030,505 cases and 41,690 deaths since the virus was first detected here in March 2020.

As of Monday, no counties in Michigan are at a “high level” for the increased burden on health care or severe disease. One county — Monroe County — had a “medium” transmission level, according to the state health department.

In Michigan, 321 cases of a rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus have been reported to the CDC. About 62% of kids with the syndrome are admitted to intensive care units, and there have been five deaths.

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