{"id":56760,"date":"2020-07-14T15:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/covid-19-testing-where-michigan-ranks-positive-test-rates\/"},"modified":"2020-07-14T15:21:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T15:21:09","slug":"covid-19-testing-where-michigan-ranks-positive-test-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/covid-19-testing-where-michigan-ranks-positive-test-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 testing: Where Michigan ranks, positive test rates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State has increased testing in recent weeks<\/h2>\n
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CDC’s laboratory test kit for the 2019 novel coronavirus. (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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DETROIT<\/strong> \u2013 Michigan has ramped up testing in recent weeks, but how has that impacted the positive test rate?<\/p>\n

In the last two weeks (June 29 – July 12), Michigan has averaged nearly 20,000 diagnostic COVID-19 tests per day, up from around 15,000 in the previous period (June 14 – June 28).<\/p>\n

In the last two weeks, the average positive test rate was 3.1 percent. Between June 14 – June 28, the positive test rate was 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n

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Testing data for COVID-19 in Michigan as of July 12, 2020. (MDHHS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, testing has increased, along with the positive test rate. This is reflected in the rise in cases over the last three weeks. Michigan\u2019s 7-day new daily case average increased from 374 to 495 last week. It was 117 just four weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Despite the increases in cases, it\u2019s a far cry from rates in early-to-mid April, when positive test rates were 30 percent. Hospitalizations have increased slightly in recent weeks<\/a>, but overall hospitalization of active COVID-19 cases remains below 5 percent, compared to 17 percent in April. <\/p>\n

Michigan ranks 12th in testing rate (per one million<\/a>), which is an improvement from 25th back in April. Overall, the state reports more than 1.3 million total diagnostic tests. Patients can account for multiple tests.<\/p>\n

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