Michigan reports 901 new cases of coronavirus, 15 deaths Saturday

Nisa Khan
Detroit Free Press

Michigan has lost 15 more people to the novel coronavirus and 901 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Saturday's update from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Eleven of the 15 deaths were from a review of vital records by the state.

The state's totals are now 6,723 confirmed deaths and 121,427 confirmed cases.

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Michigan has a fatality rate of 5.5% among known cases.

The state has a positivity rate of 2.91%, reporting 1,192 out of 40,937 diagnostic test results returned Friday were positive. 

The state has reported 321 probable COVID-19 deaths and 12,946 probable cases.

The probable cases combined with the confirmed cases make for a cumulative total of 7,044 deaths and 134,373 cases.

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Nisa Khan is a data intern for the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at nkhan@freep.com and follow her on Twitter @mnisakhan

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