Michigan reports 3 deaths, 460 new cases of COVID-19

The state of Michigan reported three COVID-19 deaths and 460 new cases Friday.

In the nearly four months the coronavirus has been in Michigan, 6,212 people have died, and 71,678 infected. That includes 7,003 probable cases and 246 probable deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

The new-case count, 460, comes in below Thursday's 543 new cases, which was the highest total since May. Of the 14 deaths the state reported on Thursday, 13 were older deaths identified by comparing death certificate data with the state's registry of laboratory-confirmed cases, and might have occurred days or weeks ago.

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Hospitalizations statewide are still declining, dropping below 325 Thursday to 315 inpatients with COVID-19, including 180 in critical care and 92 on ventilators. That’s compared to 347 COVID inpatients with a week ago, including 194 in critical care and 117 on ventilators, as reported by hospitals.

The state reports nearly 1.3 million tests have been performed as of Friday. Through June 26, more than 51,000 in Michigan are considered recovered from the virus.

As a hot Fourth of July weekend begins, recent flare-ups of the coronavirus preceded a choice by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to again close bars in the Lower Peninsula. Multiple days in the last two weeks have seen 400 or more reported cases. Health officials in Ingham County have traced more than 150 cases to a single bar.

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The Associated Press reported Thursday that cases are rising in 40 of 50 states. Though the virus is slower in Michigan, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center still gives Wayne County the distinction of sixth-most coronavirus deaths in America, with 2,728.