Coronavirus Report: Michigan passes 2 million cases

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The state health department reported 9,805 new cases of COVID-19 and 209 deaths over the past two days Friday.

During that timeframe, the state averaged 4,903 cases per day. 155 of the deaths were identified during a vital records review.

As of Friday, there are 2,561 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the state.

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State totals now sit at 2,009,221 cases and 30,379 deaths since the pandemic began almost two years ago.

The state’s positivity rate has stayed consistent, rising slightly to 20.16% Friday.

As of Friday, 2,762 adults are hospitalized with COVID, about 1,000 less than last week.

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