The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 20,346 as of Wednesday, including 959 deaths, state officials report.
The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed 1,376 new cases on Wednesday afternoon. The 24-hour number is the lowest in eight days.
Last week, state officials suggested the state was likely a month or so away from an apex of cases, but last weekend, the White House suggested cases in Metro Detroit could peak later this week.
Metro Detroit is home to the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in Michigan, which ranks third for cases and deaths nationally, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center.
Gov. Whitmer said the state’s models are looking at more Michigan specific data than federal models, repeating that they expect a peak in late April or early May.
The state has not yet officially reported recoveries, but according to Johns Hopkins University, more than 22,000 have recovered in the U.S., with more than 400,000 cases reported across the country. Michigan said it will begin reporting recoveries later this week.
