LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan set yet another record Friday for newly confirmed coronavirus cases announced in a single day with 8,516 added.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state also recorded 118 more deaths linked to the virus, 83 of which were discovered during a review of death certificates to find any that had not previously been reported to the MDHHS.
In all, Michigan has now had 244,741 confirmed coronavirus cases since it was first detected in Michigan in March and 7,929 deaths have been linked to it.
On Thursday, labs in Michigan tested 72,578 samples for the virus and 9,896 came back positive, a rate of 13.36%.
State officials say Allegan County recorded four more deaths for 13 total, with 2,273 total cases since the start of the outbreak eight months ago. Branch County: had one more death for seven total with 1,309 total cases, Kalamazoo County reported four more deaths for 134 total and 5,955 total cases, while Ottawa County added one more death for 89 total and 8,722 total cases.
The number of deaths in Calhoun County was revised down by three to 92 after cases were double-checked. Calhoun County has had 4,101 confirmed cases of the virus.
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