Michigan reports 982 new cases of coronavirus, 8 deaths Thursday

Nisa Khan
Detroit Free Press

Michigan has lost eight more people to the novel coronavirus and 908 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Thursday's update from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Six of the eight deaths were from a review of vital records by the state.

The state's totals are now 6,700 confirmed deaths and 119,597 confirmed cases.

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Michigan has a fatality rate of 5.6% among known cases.

The state has a positivity rate of 3%, reporting 1,119 out of 37,348 diagnostic test results returned Tuesday were positive. 

The state has reported 319 probable COVID-19 deaths and 12,740 probable cases.

The probable cases combined with the confirmed cases make for a cumulative total of 7,019 deaths and 132,337 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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