(WSYM) — There have been 799,140 total cases of COVID-19 in Michigan and 16,986 deaths, the state reported Tuesday.
That's up 5,259 cases and 85 deaths from the last report on Monday. Thirty-three of the deaths were identified through a review of vital records.
Additionally, there are another 141,281 probable cases of the coronavirus in the state, as well as another 1,474 deaths that are probably connected to COVID-19.
Michigan's coronavirus case rate has been one of the worst in the nation.
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According to The New York Times, Michigan has nine of the top 10 metro areas in the country with the greatest number of new COVID-19 cases. Owosso, Jackson, Flint, Detroit, and Bay City are in the top five.
However, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sounded a note of optimism on Sunday, saying that Michigan could be seeing a drop in infections.
She tells NBC’s “Meet the Press” cases could be beginning to slow down. She didn’t discuss specific data.
Health officials said Friday that the seven-day average positivity rate had dropped in recent days to 17.1%, but remained above a December peak of 14.4%.