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Michigan reports 9,350 new COVID-19 cases, 93 more deaths over 2-day period

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Posted at 2:52 PM, Dec 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-07 14:52:00-05

LANSING, Mich. — The number of positive cases of the coronavirus in Michigan has increased to 404,386.

The number of cases increased 9,350 from Saturday, when there were 395,036 statewide cases, according to the Department of Health and Human Services this afternoon. On Saturday, the state reported 6,004 new cases.

The state says Monday afternoon there have been 9,947 coronavirus deaths in Michigan.

The number of deaths has increased 93 from Saturday, when there were 9,854 deaths. On Saturday, the state reported 193 new deaths.

Statewide, 165,269 people have recovered from the virus as of Nov. 25. 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 14,846,645 cases, and there have been 283,010 deaths — while 5,404,018 people have recovered, according to the global COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

See the state's breakdown by county, sex, age and more.

See interactive graphics on the cases in Michigan.

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