by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health department officials in Michigan on Thursday confirmed 1,313 more cases of coronavirus as the percentage of positive tests rose above 4% for the first time in about three weeks.
Data released Friday shows.the state has seen 110,832 confirmed cases,.
Labs in Michigan on Thursday tested 35,995 samples for the virus and 1,531 came back positive. The number of positive tests and the number of new cases is not the same because people may be tested more than once. The percentage of positive tests was 4.25%, the highest it has been since Aug. 10.
Officials said the seven-day average for the percentage of positive tests, now at about 3.56%, has been on the rise recently. Public health officials would like to see it below 3%, an indication that community spread is controlled.
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