Coronavirus: Michigan Has 3rd Highest Number Of Cases In U.S.

MICHIGAN — More than 100 deaths caused by the new coronavirus were reported in Michigan Tuesday as that state's total grew to 845, according to the latest numbers released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

That state reported 118 additional deaths and 1,749 cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing that total to 18,970 overall. Michigan now ranks No. 3 in the nation for coronavirus cases, according to the World Health Organization, trailing only New York and New Jersey.

Detroit — which reports separately from Wayne County — now has more than 200 deaths related to the coronavirus, reporting a total of 222 as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. The city has reported 5,476 cases.

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Wayne County has reported 3,569 cases of the coronavirus, while attributing 180 deaths to the virus.

Macomb County has had more than 2,400 cases and 121 deaths due to the coronavirus.

There have been more than 3,700 coronavirus cases reported in Oakland County, with 205 deaths. Oakland County's totals are the highest among county reports in Michigan.

The state has taken measures to prevent and slow the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer told reporters she intended to extend the state's stay-at-home order. Anyone interested in seeing how Michiganders are adhering to the order since its implementation at the end of March can do so here.

The updated numbers come out the same day Michigan senators voted to extend the state's emergency declaration by 23 days, through April 30. Initially, lawmakers proposed extending the declaration by 70 days, but that motion was denied before the 23-day extension was approved.

Earlier Tuesday, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addressed concerns surrounding May 5 local elections in the light of the coronavirus. Benson said the state is seeking additional election workers because some clerks have said many of the election workers who have served in the past are seniors and are no longer willing to do so due to their increased vulnerability to the coronavirus.

The latest numbers related to the new coronavirus are released daily in Michigan.