LANSING, Mich. — The number of positive cases of the coronavirus in Michigan has increased to 56,621.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released the latest numbers on the coronavirus outbreak this afternoon.
The number of cases has increased 607 from yesterday, when there were 56,014 statewide cases. Yesterday, the state reported 406 new cases.
The state says there have been 5,406 coronavirus deaths in Michigan.
The number of deaths has increased 34 from yesterday, when there were 5,372 statewide deaths. Yesterday, the state reported 38 new deaths.
Statewide, 33,168 people have recovered from the virus as of May 22. A person is considered "recovered" by the state if they are "30 days out from their onset of illness."
In the U.S., there are 1,740,599 cases, and there have been 102,516 deaths — while 399,991 people have recovered, according to the global COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.