Here’s what to know October 12, 2021

DETROIT – Michigan reported 9,137 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 deaths linked to the virus Monday – a average of 3,045.7 cases over three days.

Of the 36 deaths announced on Monday, 18 were identified during a review of vital records. The state also reported an additional 14,060 recoveries from the virus, bringing that total to 945,175.

Monday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,064,557, including 21,349 deaths. These figures are up from 1,055,420 cases and 21,313 deaths, as from friday.

Testing has grown to around 30,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the Positive rate over 7 days at 11.35% from Monday, an increase from last week. Hospitalizations have been increasing steadily for several weeks.

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The states 7-day moving average for daily cases was 3,603 on Monday – the highest since early May. The 7-day average of deaths was 29 on Monday. The state’s death rate is 2.0%. State also reports “active cases”, which were listed at 98,000 on Monday.

Michigan reported more … than 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Monday, with 67.9% of 16+ residents have received at least one dose during 59.8% of 16+ residents are considered fully vaccinated.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 48.5 million cases have been reported in the United States, with more than 703,000 dead reported by the virus. Worldwide, more than 6.3 billion doses of vaccines were administered, of which more than 395 million doses in the United States only.

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In the world, more than 235 million people have been confirmed infected and more than 4.8 million died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are certainly much higher, due to the limited testing, the different ways nations count the dead, and the deliberate underreporting of some governments.

Headlines on the coronavirus:

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Michigan adopts new definition of COVID outbreak in schools, raising threshold

Michigan health officials are adopting a new definition of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools that raises the threshold from two to three school-associated cases.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) gets such definition of the Council of State and territorial epidemiologists – see it here. The new definition changes the threshold to at least three cases within a group, compared to two previously.

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Read more here.

Flu expected to circulate more this year due to fewer COVID precautions

While Coronavirus pandemic precautions helped ward off the flu last year, experts fear we may not be so lucky this year.

Precautions and restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for real also helped prevent the spread of influenza, a respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, during the 2020 influenza season. Around the same time last year, health experts feared the United States was experiencing a “twindemia” with COVID and the flu, but that did not happen, likely due to a combination of mask-wearing, social distancing, the closure of most schools, and overall reduced travel.

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But this year, many of those precautions and restrictions are no longer in effect and the flu is expected to circulate more widely.

Find out more here.

Detroit opens schedule for third dose of COVID vaccination

Detroit has opened the schedule for residents with weakened immune systems to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

Residents must have been fully immunized for at least six months and have a weakened immune system to make an appointment for a third dose.

The third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which have been approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be offered at the drive-thru of the TCF Center to people with an appointment.

Read more here.

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MDHHS “strongly recommends” that Michigan schools require universal masking upon return of students

Michigan health officials strongly recommend that schools require universal masking when students return for in-person learning.

Last month the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in school buildings.

“Because many students have not yet been vaccinated and students under 12 are not yet eligible, preventive measures at multiple levels, including universal masking, must be put in place for learning. in person to ensure the safety of children, staff and families, ”an MDHHS said on release.

This update aligns the MDHHS guidelines with those of the Centers for Disaster Control and Prevention.

Read more here.

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CDC recommends that vaccinated people wear masks in schools, some indoor environments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the United States where the coronavirus is on the rise.

The CDC on Tuesday (July 27) cited new information on the capacity of the delta variant spread among vaccinated people. The CDC has also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools, regardless of their immunization status.

The CDC said that in the United States, most new infections have been in unvaccinated people. But “breakthrough” infections, which usually cause milder illness, can occur in people who are vaccinated.

Find out more here.

Michigan COVID-19 cases reported daily since September 15:

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• September 15 – 3,302 new cases

• September 16 – 2,808 new cases

• September 17 – 2,808 new cases

• September 18 – 2,395 new cases

• September 19 – 2,395 new cases

• September 20 – 2,395 new cases

• September 21 – 3,039 new cases

• September 22 – 3,040 new cases

• September 23 – 3,040 new cases

• September 24 – 3,040 new cases

• September 25 – 2,577 new cases

• September 26 – 2,578 new cases

• September 27 – 2,578 new cases

• September 28 – 3,386 new cases

• September 29 – 3,387 new cases

• September 30 – 4,029 new cases

• October 1 – 4,029 new cases

• October 2 – 2,901 new cases

• October 3 – 2,901 new cases

• October 4 – 2,902 new cases

• October 5 – 3,837 new cases

• October 6 – 3,837 new cases

• October 7 – 4,204 new cases

• October 8 – 4,205 new cases

• October 9 – 3,045 new cases

• October 10 – 3,046 new cases

• October 11 – 3,046 new cases

Michigan COVID-19 has reported deaths daily since September 15:

• September 15 – 31 new deaths (41 in the last two days according to the civil registers)

• September 16 – 34 new deaths

• September 17 – 34 deaths (36 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• September 18 – 12 new deaths

• September 19 – 12 new deaths

• September 20 – 11 new deaths (9 in the last three days according to the civil registers)

• September 21 – 40 new deaths

• September 22 – 41 new deaths (52 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• September 23 – 41 new deaths

• September 24 – 41 new deaths (56 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• September 25 – 12 new deaths

• September 26 – 12 new deaths

• September 27 – 11 new deaths (13 in the last three days according to the civil registers)

• September 28 – 50 new deaths

• September 29 – 50 new deaths (50 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• September 30 – 39 new deaths

• October 1 – 40 new deaths (42 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• October 2 – 20 new deaths

• October 3 – 21 new deaths

• October 4 – 21 new deaths (19 in the last three days according to civil registers)

• October 5 – 46 new deaths

• October 6 – 46 new deaths (47 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• October 7 – 41 new deaths

• October 8 – 41 new deaths (40 in the last two days according to civil registers)

• October 9 – 12 new deaths

• October 10 – 12 new deaths

• October 11 – 12 new deaths (18 in the last three days according to civil registers)

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