Coronavirus Update: Michigan reports 18,453 new cases, 131 deaths over past 7 days

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - For the third consecutive week, the amount of new coronavirus cases reported in Michigan has dropped.

The Department of Health and Human Services reported 18,453 new cases of COVID and 131 deaths over the past seven days Wednesday.

During that timeframe, the state averaged about 2,636 cases per day, a decrease from last week’s average of 2,791 cases per day.

State totals now sit at 2,565,819 cases and 36,538 deaths since the pandemic began two years ago.

As of Wednesday, 817 adults are hospitalized in Michigan with COVID, a slight decrease from the 926 hospitalized a week ago.

The state’s positivity reported Wednesday was 9.65%, another decrease from the 15.09% last week.

As of June 8, 2022, there are officially 13,223 confirmed cases of the omicron variant in the state.

The next COVID update from the state will be June 15.

County	Confirmed COVID cases	Confirmed Omicron cases	COVID-related deaths	New cases per 100,000 people
Clinton County	14,510	27	195	306.6
Eaton County	23,755	41	386	275.5
Ingham County	57,199	146	742	194.3
Jackson County	36,016	152	536	172.9
Shiawassee County	14,986	35	214	155.9