Cases again above 6K in daily count
Coronavirus cases and deaths in southeast Michigan drove the state’s daily numbers Thursday to 6,036 new confirmed cases and 49 deaths.
Daily numbers were particularly high in Macomb County with 925 cases and 10 deaths, but numbers were also high in Oakland and Wayne counties, and Detroit.
There were 729 cases and four deaths in Wayne County, 675 cases and six deaths in Oakland County, and 357 cases and two deaths in Detroit.
The four areas accounted for more than 44% of the cases and deaths in the state.
In all, the state has had 678,295 cases and 16,141 deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
Other areas of the state also struggled with higher numbers. There were 320 cases and three deaths in Kent County, 315 cases and three deaths in Genesee County, 206 cases in Ingham County, 159 cases and two deaths in St. Clair County, and 103 cases and two deaths in Livingston County.
Numbers were better in less populated areas with 29 cases in Isabella County, 20 cases in Gratiot County, and six cases in Clare County.
Five of Michigan’s 83 counties had no new cases or deaths.
The race continues to vaccinate as many people age 16 and older against the virus as numbers rise.
Health providers around the state have vaccinated 2,793,970 people, and increase of 60,257 from the previous day, or about 34.5% of the target population.
Vaccination rates rose slightly to 34.5% in Oakland County, 36.82% in Wayne County, 30.72% in Macomb County, and 19.45% in Detroit.