Michigan ends week with 8,400 new virus cases, a big jump April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan topped 8,400 Saturday, the highest daily total since early December. The health department also reported 57 deaths from COVID-19, including 51 that had occurred earlier and were identified through a records check. “By the recent numbers, we know we’ve got a bit of a reality check happening,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday. “We know that COVID is still very present and it is still a very real threat. We may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel, but we are still in the tunnel.”