COVID-19 cases up by 1,407

Macomb County added 163 cases to reach 14,643

The update from Michigan comes as the worldwide caseload surpassed 35.3million with deaths numbering nearly 1.04 million

Michigan reported Monday that another 1,407 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the state.

The figures from Monday represent a two-day total as Michigan now releases data six days a week, not doing so on Sunday, so the twoday average is more than 700 cases.

The state also reported another 15 deaths on Monday, leaving Michigan with 6,816 deaths from confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

The state has now had 128,923 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

On Monday, Macomb County sawthe second-most new cases added, and the east-side county passed Detroit in the number of confirmed cases, ending theday with 14,643 after adding 163 new cases.

The update from Michigan comes as the worldwide caseload surpassed 35.3million with deaths numbering nearly 1.04 million, according to data compiled from Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, the number of cases has exceeded 7.4 million with deaths reaching 210,000.

Six states havemore than 300,000 cases with California, Texas, and Florida leading the way, all with more than 700,000. Ten states in all have more than 200,000 cases.

Michigan has continued to rank 17th in the nation in total caseload.

With probable cases, Michigan has had 142,726 cases and 7,139 deaths.

So far in Michigan, 4,236 cases have been reported in October, and the current seven- day average stood at 884, the highest level in month.

Turmoil at the top

The update on Monday came as both the nation’s and state’s capitols endured changing headlines.

As new infections were reported in the White House, including press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, word came from President Donald Trump that he was leaving the hospital, where he had been since Friday evening for treatment after his COVID-19 infection.

In Lansing, the governor was working to see that requirements for face masks could continue despite the Michigan Supreme Court ruling that she did not have authority for the emergency orders.

“I know this is hard. I know it will be an adjustment,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had tweeted late last week. “But we can’t let our guard down. COVID-19 is still a real threat to our families and frontline workers. The virus doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, a Republican or a Democrat, young or old. Let’s all be smart and stay safe.”

Local results

The county with themost new cases was in western Michigan, where Kent County — home to Grand Rapids— saw 181 new cases over the two days. The county is nearing 10,000 confirmed cases, with 9,845 reached Monday. Only 172 have died in Kent County with cases confirmed to involve COVID-19.

Neighboring counties, Ottawa added 54 cases to reach 3,526 and Kalamazoo added 40 cases to reach 2,636.

In the Detroit area, recent trends continued, including lower case numbers in the state’s largest city.

Detroit added just 41 cases over the two days to reach 14,561. Long the hardest hit part of the state, two months ago on Aug. 5, the city stood at 12,841 confirmed cases, trailing only the rest of Wayne County, which had passed the city on July 29.

In the two months, Detroit added 1,720 cases.

In that time, Macomb County has added 5,073 cases, Oakland County has added 5,313, and the rest of Wayne County has added 5,626.

On Monday, Macomb County added 163 cases to reach 14,643.

Oakland County added 152 cases to reach 17,082 confirmed cases. The county has the most probable cases, 4,159, giving it a total caseload of 21,241.

Wayne County, excluding Detroit, added 120 cases to reach 18,861, most in the state.

To the north, Genesee County added 84 cases to reach 4,153.

In mid-Michigan, Isabella County, home to Central Michigan University, added six cases to reach 665, while to the south, Gratiot County added the same number to reach268. Clare County, just north of Mt. Pleasant, added three cases to reach 111.

To the south, Ingham County, where Lansing and Michigan State University are located, added 47 cases to reach 3,680.

School outbreaks

On Monday, the state also updated its list of ongoing school outbreaks, adding school cases impacting 124 people, which include students and staff.

The largest new outbreak was reported at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw County, where 20 students were infected.

In the Upper Peninsula, Finland ia University in Hancock—within Hough ton County — had an outbreak impacting 10 students.

Two other schools in Saginaw County, an elementary in Frankenmuth and a preparatory academy in Saginaw, had minor outbreaks impacting seven people, including students and staff.

In mid-Michigan, Montcalm County saw an outbreak impacting four staff members at the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District. Montcalm County added 11 cases on the Monday update, giving the county 339 cases. One month ago, Montcalm County had 221 cases. Throughout the summer, in July and August, the county added two to four cases at themost, many days with no new infections. Just in the past week, three days saw more than 10 new cases confirmed.

Last week, mlive.com reported that an educator from Mont calm County died on Sept. 25 after contracting COVID-19.

Neither Oakland nor Macomb counties saw school outbreaks reported on Monday.