COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket In Michigan To 336

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The number of coronavirus cases in Michigan is now 336, with three deaths. All three deaths have been in metro Detroit, which has been the hardest hit with positive cases so far. There are no cases in the southwest Michigan counties of Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren. Oakland County has the most cases at 105, followed by the city of Detroit with 75 and Macomb County with 55. The new numbers include the results of 148 tests run by commercial labs, 744 done by hospitals, and 1,557 done by the state Department of Health and Human Services laboratory. The ages of those with the illness are starting to even out, with 18% being between 30 and 39, 19% between 40 and 49, 19% between 50 and 59, and 18% between 60 and 69. Just 10% of the cases are people in their 20s, only 1% are infants to 19-year-olds, and those in their 70s make up 8% of the cases. People 80 and older are 5% of the positive cases in the state.

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the state had 80 cases. A week ago on March 11, there were just two.

Overall Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by County
  County Cases
  Bay 1
  Charlevoix 1
  Clinton 1
  Detroit City 75
  Eaton 2
  Genesee 1
  Ingham 6
  Isabella 1
  Jackson 1
  Kent 7
  Leelanau 1
  Livingston 1
  Macomb 55
  Midland 1
  Monroe 2
  Montcalm 1
  Oakland 105
  Otsego 1
  Ottawa 1
  St. Clair 4
  Washtenaw 14
  Wayne 44
  Not Reported 10
  Total 336