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COVID-19 in Michigan: Confirmed cases reach 437,985 with 10,752 deaths
Michigan health officials reported 7,205 new cases of COVID-19 between Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, and Monday, Dec. 14, bringing the total to 437,925. (WWMT/John Moore, Getty Images)

Michigan health officials reported 7,205 new cases of COVID-19 between Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, and Monday, Dec. 14, bringing the total to 437,925.

The state reported 90 more deaths from the virus between both days. As of Monday, 10,752 people have died from COVID-19 in Michigan.

State officials said three times a week, the staff at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reviews records that identify COVID-19 as a case of death. They then match the records with laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19.

According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the United States has seen more than 16 million cases and 299,737 deaths. Worldwide, 72.5 million people have contracted the disease, and 1.6 million have died.

As of Friday, Dec. 11, a total of 236,369 people in Michigan had recovered from the virus. A patient is considered recovered when they are clear of the disease 30 days after initial onset. State health officials report that Michigan labs have completed 7,909,929 tests as of Dec. 13, to check for infection by the virus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the disease.

As of Tuesday, Dec. 14, there have been 18,722 confirmed cases among residents in long-term care facilities in Michigan. There have been 4,020 reported resident deaths in long-term facilities.

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