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Coronavirus in Michigan: Here’s what to know Jan. 30, 2021

1,358 new COVID cases reported Saturday

Cassidy Johncox, Web Producer

Dave Bartkowiak Jr., Digital Managing Editor

Published: January 30, 2021, 12:00 amUpdated: January 30, 2021, 2:52 pm

Tags: Coronavirus In Michigan, Michigan Coronavirus, Michigan COVID-19, Coronavirus,COVID-19, Michigan, Virus, Detroit Coronavirus, Detroit COVID-19, Michigan Cases, Data, Health, Deaths, Reopening Michigan, Michigan COVID-19 Data Reports

Michigan COVID-19 data through Jan. 30, 2021(WDIV)

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DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 559,241 as of Saturday, including 14,601 deaths, state officials report.

Saturday’s update includes 1,358 new cases and 104 additional deaths, including 93 deaths identified during a review of records -- meaning they did not occur between Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the state reported a total of 557,883 cases and 14,497 deaths.

On Saturday, the state reported a total of 481,801 recoveries from the virus.

Michigan officials no longer provide statewide coronavirus updates on Sundays; the next update is expected Monday afternoon.

New COVID-19 cases have plateaued and deaths are starting to slow. Testing has been steady with more than 40,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate average around 6%. Hospitalizations continue to decline over the last several weeks.

Michigan’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 1,596 on Saturday -- the lowest since October. The 7-day death average was 66 on Saturday. The state’s fatality rate is 2.6%. The state also reports “active cases,”which were listed at 62,800 on Saturday -- the lowest it’s been since November.

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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 25.8 million cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 434,600 deaths reported from the virus as of Jan. 30.

Worldwide, more than 101.8 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 2.1 million have died as of Jan. 30. More than 55 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments.