The proportion of children contracting COVID-19 is starting to decline with the 7-day average of 519.7 new cases among children ages 10-19, a 10% decrease over the prior week, and 266.9 new cases per day among children ages 0-9, a 9% decrease over the previous week. The biggest week-over-week new admission rate increases have been among the 18-19 and 0-11 age groups with increases totaling 27% and 25% respectively. The volume of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has increased 4.1% since last week, according to MDHHS, with new hospital admissions increasing this week for most age groups. This percentage has been increasing for 11 weeks. Wednesday, MDHHS reported that the percentage of inpatient hospital beds occupied by individuals with COVID-19 was 8%, up from 7.4% the previous week. Statewide, there are over 1,800 Michiganders hospitalized with confirmed positive COVID-19, the majority being in southeast Michigan, with around 80% of the state’s hospital beds occupied. Wayne County’s 7-day average case rate is 177.32 cases per day per 100,000 residents, an 18.7% increase over the previous 7 days while Macomb County’s 7-day case rate has increased 18.6% to 258.25 cases per day per 100,000 residents. Over the past 7 days, Oakland County is averaging 206.27 cases per day per 100,000 residents, an increase of 10% over the previous 7 days, according to the CDC. counties have high community transmission levels, including in 82 of Michigan’s 83 counties.Ĭlick to access 20211005_Data_and_modeling_update_vMEDIA_737659_7.pdf

The CDC is also reporting that 89% of U.S. The state’s 7-day average testing positivity rate continues to average between 8-10%. Michigan remains still in the high community transmission category, which is defined by the CDC as averaging at least 100 new cases per day per 100,000 population over a 7-day period. Michigan’s 7-day average case rate is 279.1 cases per day per 100,000 residents, a 33% decrease over Friday’s 7-day case rate of 209.9 cases per day per 100,000 residents. COVID-19 deaths in 2021 has already surpassed 2020 totaling over 704,000. The 2020 tally was 352,000, or half that number Michigan’s 7-day average COVID-19 death rate has been increasing since mid-August, per CDC data. 11, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a 950% increase. That’s an increase from the 2 deaths per day average recorded Aug. The state’s 7-day average COVID-19 death rate has been increasing since mid-August with the rate currently standing at 21 deaths per day over the past week. The state’s 7-day COVID-19 average case and testing positivity rates continue to remain high due to the spread of the Delta variant. The City of Detroit has seen an increase of 338 cases.

Since Monday, Oakland County has seen the largest increase in new cases at 814 followed by Wayne County (excluding the City of Detroit) at 639, Macomb County at 620, and Kent County at 582.

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