More Than 17,000 New Cases Of COVID Identified In Michigan For Thursday And Friday

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Michigan is reporting 17,162 new COVID-19 cases for Thursday and Friday combined. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website says the case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the department since Wednesday, November 25. Over the two days, Thursday and Friday, the average number of new confirmed cases is 8,581 per day. The state has had more than 341,000 cases of COVID since the pandemic started. The state reported 172 additional deaths for Thursday and Friday, including 108 deaths identified through a review of vital records. Michigan’s COVID death total is now 8,933 since March. For Friday, the Berrien County Health Department’s coronavirus dashboard showed Berrien 6,091 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. The county has had 108 deaths. On Friday, Berrien County had 62 patients non-ICU hospitalizations, and 7 patients in the intensive care unit.