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In this Feb. 4 photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Elizabeth Hertel, director of the state health department, addresses the state in Lansing. Michigan has reported the state’s first confirmed case of a coronavirus variant that was initially identified in Brazil. Health and Human Services Director Hertel is concerned about the discovery of an additional variant, urging residents to wear their masks properly, socially distance, avoid crowds and make a plan to be vaccinated. (AP photo)
LANSING Michigan, where COVID-19 is surging more than in any state, on Thursday reported its first confirmed case of a coronavirus variant that was initially identified in Brazil.
Michigan reports case of virus variant identified in Brazil
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Despite the vaccine campaign being pushed throughout the nation, cases of COVID-19 have continued their climb in the United States, up 15 percent from two weeks ago, averaging about 63,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day. Presently, there have been 31.1 million cases of COVID-19, with almost 565,000 deaths attributed to complications from the infection since last March.
The situation is currently most dire in Michigan, where the B.1.1.7 variant combined with school reopenings and the relaxation of mitigation measures has seen an explosion of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. On March 31, the number of new cases surpassed 7,100. By comparison, the all-time one-day high occurred on November 20, with just over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The seven-day moving average is now exceeding 5,400 daily cases of COVID-19, up from the February lows of around 1,000 daily cases. The test positivity rate has climbed t