Michigan reports 705 new cases of coronavirus, 12 deaths Wednesday

Nisa Khan
Detroit Free Press

Michigan has lost 12 more people to the novel coronavirus and 1,536 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the weekend update from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

The state's totals are now 6,692 confirmed deaths and 118,615 confirmed cases.

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Michigan has a fatality rate of 5.7% among known cases.

The state has a positivity rate of 2.89%, reporting 942 out of 32,578 diagnostic test results returned Tuesday were positive. 

The state has reported 317 probable COVID-19 deaths and 12,447 probable cases.

The probable cases combined with the confirmed cases make for a cumulative total of 6,997 deaths and 130,357 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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