LANSING, Mich. — There are now 959 deaths and 20,346 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan, according to new numbers released from the state on Wednesday afternoon.
That's up from 18,970 cases and 845 deaths. Tuesday was the largest single-day increase in deaths with 117. Wednesday's was up 114 deaths, for the higest two-day total.
The age breakdown for deaths is below:
0-19 - 0%
20-29 - 1%
30-39 - 2%
40-49 - 5%
50-59 - 11%
60-69 - 19%
70-79 - 27%
80+ - 34%
Michigan still ranks third in the country for cases and deaths from COVID-19, behind New York and New Jersey, and ahead of California and Louisiana.
View a map of the case breakdown in Michigan here
On Wednesday, Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency added staff and expanded hours at call centers to help those people filing for unemployment during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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