Here’s what you need to know: December 16, 2020

Detroit – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan increased to 442,715 as of Tuesday, killing 10,935 people, state officials report.

The update on Tuesday includes 4,730 new cases and 183 additional deaths, including 71 by Vital Records review. On Monday, the state reported a total of 437,985 confirmed cases and 10,752 deaths...

New COVID-19 cases It’s late However, deaths continue to rise in Michigan. The tests are stable, with more than 45,000 diagnostic tests reported per day, and the positive rate dropped to nearly 11% last week. Hospitalization It slowed down, but remains relatively high, including uptics in critical care and ventilator use.

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Michigan 7-day moving average for daily It was 4,631 on Tuesday, the lowest in four weeks. The average 7-day death toll was 124, the highest since April. The state fatality rate is 2.5%.State Also reports “active cases” Listed at 195,000 on Tuesday. Over 236,000 people have recovered in Michigan.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 6.2 million people have recovered in the United States and more than 16.5 million cases have been reported nationwide.More than 300,800 people have died in the United States

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 73 million people have been confirmed infected worldwide and more than 1.6 million have died. The true number is certainly much higher due to limited testing, various ways the country counts deaths, and intentional underreporting by some governments.

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new tool Created by Michigan Health Authority Based on living conditions and personal behavior, you can calculate the likelihood that a person will be infected with COVID-19 and how serious the infection is.

The· Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Announced “CV19 Check Up”. This is a free anonymous tool for assessing someone’s risk associated with COVID-19.

Click here to access the CV19 Checkup Tool online..

“This tool makes it available to all Michiganders, helping individuals understand their risks based on their living conditions and their behavior, and connecting people to the service as needed. , We provide recommendations to mitigate these risks, “says Dr. Alexis Travis.Senior Deputy Director of Aging & Adult Service Agency..

The tool is available to all residents of Michigan, but is specially designed to help adults over the age of 60, Travis said. It is anonymous and does not require a name, email address, or identifier of any kind.

This tool used artificial intelligence to analyze each person through an online survey. Designed for those who are considered high risk.

Tool algorithms are driven by science and medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention And that World Health Organization..

Michigan Health Authority Announcing extension of COVID-19 restrictions In the state, as the number of deaths continues to increase and the state’s positive test rate remains high.

Governor Whitmer said MDHHS will extend the three-week hiatus by 12 days. MDHHS said the additional 12 days would allow the department to determine the full impact of Thanksgiving holidays on the COVID-19 epidemic throughout Michigan.

Details from MDHHS:

• Under today’s order, MDHHS continues to encourage families to avoid indoor gatherings, and strict protocols are recommended so that only two households can gather indoors.
• Individuals should wear a mask whenever they are with an individual other than their family, and it is advisable to choose only small groups for regular viewing.
• Bars and restaurants need to remain closed for dining out services, but can be left open for outdoor dining, takeaways and deliveries. The gym is open to individual exercise with mandatory masking and additional rigorous safety measures. Casinos, cinemas and group exercise classes remain closed.
• Professional and college sports that meet extraordinary standards for risk mitigation can continue without an spectator.
• Universities, universities and high schools continue distance learning without face-to-face lessons.

Michigan COVID-19th Case report after December 1st

• December 1-5,793 new cases
• December 2-6,955 new cases
• December 3-7,146 new cases
• December 4-8,689 new cases
• December 5-6,004 new cases
• December 6-4,675 new cases
• December 7-4,675 new cases
• December 8-5,909 new cases
• December 9-4,905 new cases
• December 10-5,937 new cases
• December 11-5,157 new cases
• December 12-4,486 new cases
• December 13-3,602 new cases
• December 14-3,603 new cases
• December 15-4,730 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 reports daily deaths after 1 December.

• December 1-190 new deaths (30 from important records)
• December 2-81 new deaths
• December 3-175 new deaths (112 from important records)
• December 4-81 new deaths
• December 5-193 new deaths (145 from important records)
• December 6-46 new deaths
• December 7-47 new deaths
• December 8-191 new deaths
• December 9-75 new deaths
• December 10-182 new deaths (132 from important records)
• December 11-61 new deaths
• December 12-206 new deaths (176 from important records)
• December 13-45 new deaths
• December 14-45 new deaths
• December 15-183 new deaths (71 from important records)

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