Cases over 8,000 on Tuesday

State reports 30 new deaths

New coronavirus cases in Michigan again spiked to over 8,000 new cases on Tuesday, mirroring the previous week’s high case counts, the state reported.

There were 8,015 new cases and 30 new deaths, bringing Michigan’s totals to 715,478 cases and 16,327 deaths since the start of the pandemic last March.

The last time over 8,000 new cases were reported was on Saturday, when 8,413 new cases and 57 new deaths were quoted by the state.

The number of cases have been spiking higher in more populated areas of the state, especially in southeast Michigan, even as more and more people acquire vaccines against the deadly virus.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is blaming the high rates on pandemic fatigue, noncompliance with safety rules and residents’ increased movement and more contagious variants, according to The Associated Press.

According to Michigan’s website, at least 37.7 per

cent of the state’s population had been vaccinated as of Wednesday, or 3,054,258 residents.

Macomb County had 234,988 residents vaccinated, Oakland had 433,023 and Wayne had 350,471.

There were also 4,710,886 vaccine doses administered, in total, in the state as of Wednesday.

Wayne County had the most new cases, Wednesday, with 1,163 and one new death, for a total of 81,247 cases and 2,167 deaths.

Macomb County followed with 1,015 new cases and one new death, making 72,883 cases and 1,946 deaths in the county.

Oakland County was next with 1,014 cases and two new deaths, totaling 81,263 cases and 1,961 deaths.

The city of Detroit also had 37,103 cases and 1,896 deaths in total, after 493 new cases and two new deaths were reported.

In mid-Michigan, Isabella County had 48 new cases and no new deaths, putting it at 4,176 total cases and 77 total deaths.

Gratiot County quoted 20 new cases and no new deaths, cumulatively making 2,653 cases and 102 deaths.

Clare County had 9 new cases and no new deaths, giving the county 1558 total cases and 68 total deaths.

The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) reported five new cases and no new deaths, totaling 25,250 cases and 149 deaths.

Kent County also cited 438 new cases and one new death, making 55,554 cases and 692 deaths total in the county.