Michigan added on Monday 451 and seven COVID-19-like deaths.
This raises the total number in the state to 102,468 and the death toll to 6,480.
With the likely cases included, Michigan has 113,025 cases and 6,753 deaths, for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Among those infected, the statewide mortality rate increased from 9.5% in June to 6.3% on Monday, and the infection rate increased from 7.5% in early August.
On Friday, the state reached a total of 100,000 cases, just six months after the first confirmation of the virus in the state.
“This is a very disappointing step,” said Dr. Teena Chopra, a professor of infectious diseases at Wayne State University.”It just shows that despite the repeated warnings and high mortality we saw in Detroit, we still let our guard down.”
On Saturday, nearly 27,083 tests were conducted, on the last day tests were reported in Michigan and 689 tested positive, the state said.The positivity of the state peaked on March 15, with 65% of the tests that tested positive.
Nearly a quarter of Michigan’s COVID-19 outbreaks in a seven-week era in July and August occurred in long-term care centers, making them the leading source of viral outbreaks during the summer months, according to recently released state data.
Social gatherings such as funerals, weddings and holidays were the largest source of epidemics in the seven-week era with 19% epidemics, according to state data.
While there is initial fear that bars and restaurants may be a potentially significant source of coronavirus outbreaks, they are less likely to occur there than in the workplace. Employment sites accounted for 16% of the 589 outbreaks in the state, compared to 9.% for restaurants and bars, according to knowledge posted across the state of Michigan to The Detroit News.And bars accounted for only 2% of outbreaks in restaurants and bars.