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A pharmacist administers the newest COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic for seniors at the Southwest Senior Center earlier this month in Chicago. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
A pharmacist administers the newest COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic for seniors at the Southwest Senior Center earlier this month in Chicago.
President Biden's declaration that "the pandemic is over" could complicate the administration's effort to battle COVID-19, public health experts say.
Biden made the remarks in a Sunday broadcast of 60 Minutes. "We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over," he said. "If you notice, no one's wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it's changing."
The president's comments come as public health officials are trying to convince Americans to get a new booster shot, and as the White House has worked unsuccessfully for months to convince Congress to provide more than $22 billion in new funding for the COVID-19 response. Since Sunday night, Republicans have already used his words to question vaccine mandates that are still in place for the nation's military and other federally funded programs.
At the same time, nearly 400 Americans are dying each day of COVID, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Multiple public health experts called Biden's remarks "unfortunate."
"When you have the president of the U.S. saying the pandemic is over, why would people line up for their boosters? Why would Congress allocate additional funding for these other strategies and tools?" said Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist and senior fellow with the Kaiser Family Foundation. "I am profoundly disappointed. I think this is a real lack of leadership."
The White House is currently fighting an uphill battle in Congress to secure $22.4 billion in emergency COVID-19 funding to support vaccinations, testing and further research. Some Republican support is needed in the Senate to secure the funding, which the administration has been seeking since the spring. It has been hard to come by as some GOP lawmakers argue that there is still unspent money from earlier COVID-19 funding measures that can be used.
In announcing the funding request earlier this month, an official told reporters on a briefing call that there is not currently "enough funding to get through a surge in the fall." The administration has already stopped the program to send free test kits to Americans because of a lack of funds.
The president's words could undercut the effort to get this money further.
Republicans are already using the statement to question the justification for ongoing pandemic measures, including the military's vaccine requirement and mandates for vaccines and masks in federally funded Head Start education programs.
"Biden admitted last night that the COVID pandemic is over. In other words, there is no 'ongoing emergency' to justify his proposal for student loan handouts," said Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
Some public health experts agreed with Biden's characterization of a "change" in the pandemic. "It is a reasonable thing to do as we collectively move on from this emergency footing that we've been on for the last couple of years, and try to navigate a new normal," said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of UCSF's Department of Medicine. "It's an appropriate way of thinking about the threat as it stands today."
Acknowledging the shift shouldn't stand in the way of funds for COVID-related efforts, said Dr. Tom Frieden, who led the CDC during the Obama administration.
"We don't have a pandemic of Alzheimer's disease or influenza or heart disease. But Congress still needs to fund programs to address those problems," he said.
The Biden administration's public health leaders have sometimes struggled at times to present a clear, unified message about COVID-19. His administration has at times been criticized for a lack of communication or issuing guidance that seemingly conflicts with available data.
Now, the president's remarks have thrown another wrench into the mix at a crucial moment.
The administration has just rolled out a new bivalent booster shot designed to target the omicron subvariants that have dominated caseloads in the country in recent months, and the agency is working to convince Americans to go out and get it. (Since the CDC recommended the shot earlier this month, hundreds of thousands of Americans have received it.)
But health officials have long struggled to convince Americans to get their shots. Only 68% of Americans completed their original vaccine course, and fewer than half of those have gotten any booster shot.
Most troubling are booster rates for people over 65, said Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of Brown University's Pandemic Center. Data from the CDC show that while the vast majority of older Americans got the original vaccines, far fewer only about a quarter have also taken the two original boosters.
"If we do nothing else to reduce the number of deaths from COVID, we need to make sure that people who are at the greatest risk of severe illness and death and that's people over the age of 65 that they get their booster," Nuzzo said. "I don't want to inadvertently send the signal that that's not something they need to do anymore."
She and other public health experts pointed to the winter, when a surge of new cases is likely as cold weather pushes socialization indoors, and holidays prompt people to travel to visit family and friends. A winter wave of cases will require tests, vaccines and other efforts to combat COVID, they said.
"I would say, let's not declare the pandemic over," said Dr. Carlos Del Rio, an infectious disease specialist at Emory University. "Let's say that we're in a very good place, and we need to continue working hard in order to stay in that good place."
NPR's Arnie Seipel contributed reporting.
Only about 20% of Israeli children between the ages of five and 11 have received a COVID-19 vaccine to date, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health.
A new study of more than 1,800 Israeli parents, conducted by researchers from Bar-Ilan University's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine and its affiliate hospital the Galilee Medical Center, pinpoints some of the reasons that explain the low vaccination rate among this age group.
The study, recently published in the journal Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, was conducted in November 2021, two weeks ahead of the vaccine rollout in Israel for children aged five to 11. Among the key findings that emerged: less than half (43.6%) of parents of children in this population said they were planning to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.
A key finding among those who said they would vaccinate was that parents' top priority was not to protect their children against COVID-19 (55.9%), but to allow them to return to school and everyday life (89%) and to assure financial resilience (77.9%). Moreover, parents who indicated that they would not vaccinate were more concerned about the safety of vaccines (53.1%) than the danger COVID-19 posed to children (37.9%).
"Many parents don't want to vaccinate their children because they don't believe COVID-19 causes severe illness," says Dr. Amiel Dror, of Bar-Ilan University's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine and the Galilee Medical Center, who led the study. "This data can assist health authorities in shaping educational and communication campaigns for vaccines to show parents, among other things, that COVID-19 can be dangerous to anyone," added Dror, who collaborated with Prof. Michael Edelstein, of the Bar-Ilan Azrieli Faculty. Medical student Niko Morozov, from Tel Aviv University, contributed to collecting and analyzing the data.
In the survey of parents, one section included information about socio-demographic characteristics including age, gender, area of residence, household composition, number of children, parental education, parental COVID-19 vaccination status, and self-reported side effects from the vaccine (major, mild, or no symptoms), and a question on intention to vaccinate their child(ren) against COVID-19. In the second section, responders indicated why they were or were not intending to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.
The survey found that parents who had not been vaccinated themselves were less likely (13.1%) to vaccinate their children than those who received three (61.8%), two (48.2%) or one (32%) dose of the vaccine. Parents who had side effects after being vaccinated were less likely (57.8%) to vaccinate their children than those who were vaccinated and experienced major (19.6%) or minor (51.1%) side effects.
Female parents and parents above the age of 35 were more likely to vaccinate than male parents and parents aged 35 and younger (47% vs. 40%).
The availability of the vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 is not a guarantee that parents will inoculate their kids. "Our findings suggest that, for COVID-19, the traditional perception of vaccination benefits such as protection against severe illness has been superseded by indirect benefits such as returning to regular societal life and education institutions, as well as assuring financial resilience for the family," the authors of the study wrote. "While this finding is not surprising considering the severe disruption to normal life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not clear whether this perception of the societal utility of vaccines will continue to impact the perception of other vaccines beyond the pandemic."
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Reasons underlying the intention to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19: A cross-sectional study of parents in Israel, November 2021
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SINGAPORE: Two adults were each given a full vial of the undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Hougang, with one needing hospitalisation after experiencing headache and increased heart rate, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Sep 20).
Responding to CNAs queries, the ministry said that it was alerted to the incident on Monday, which took place at a clinic under the ProHealth Medical Group on Sep 15.
One was hospitalised after experiencing headache and increased heart rate and has since been discharged. The other patient did not report any adverse reaction, said MOH.
MOH said that it takes a serious view of this incident and is carrying out a thorough investigation.
The clinic and doctor who administered the vaccine have been suspended from the National Vaccination Programme until further notice, the ministry added.
After dilution, vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contain six doses of 0.3ml of vaccine, according to Singapore's Health Sciences Authority.
Speaking to Mediacorp's Channel 8 News,Mr Lim Tau Chiew, 57, said he had experienced headache and increased heart rate.
"I felt the side of my body cramping up, even to the point I felt my pulse quickening and my heart beat was increasing," said Mr Lim.
"I called my daughter for help and we waited for the ambulance to send me to the hospital."
According to Channel 8 News, the doctor involved is a locum and comes in twice a month. She has been working at the clinic for around two years.
CNA has contacted the clinic for more information.
In a separate incident last year, MOH said it was conducting a "thorough investigation" after a 103-year-old woman was erroneously given a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The woman was admitted to Changi General Hospital for pneumonia and hyponatremia, and was subsequently also diagnosed to have suffered a stroke. She died the following month.
Last year, an employee at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) was wrongly administered the equivalent of five doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine due to a human error.
Senior doctors were alerted immediately and the staff was assessed and found to be well, with no adverse reaction or side effects, SNEC had said.
A person in the stands wears a mask before Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the first pitch, at a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees, on Aug. 9 in Seattle. Fauci is President Biden's chief medical adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
A person in the stands wears a mask before Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the first pitch, at a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees, on Aug. 9 in Seattle. Fauci is President Biden's chief medical adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
President Biden said in a 60 Minutes interview Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past.
"The pandemic is over," he said. "We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice, no one's wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape, and so I think it's changing, and I think [the Detroit auto show resuming after three years] is a perfect example of it."
His remarks came as Biden's own administration seeks an additional $22.4 billion from Congress to keep funding the fight against COVID, and as the United States continues to see hundreds of related deaths every day.
But is it still a pandemic? The National Institutes of Health defines the term as "an epidemic of disease, or other health condition, that occurs over a widespread area (multiple countries or continents) and usually affects a sizable part of the population."
Globally, there have been about 612 million cases of coronavirus. The number of new daily cases peaked in January for many countries, including the U.S. (806,987), France (366,554) and India (311,982), according to Our World in Data, an international organization of scientists.
We've come a long way since then on Saturday, there were about 493,000 cases worldwide but there are still thousands of cases being detected every day, and many estimates could be off, as many cases are going unreported.
From Aug. 16 to Sept. 17, there were 19.4 million new cases worldwide, with some of the most significant increases happening in Japan (29%), Taiwan (20%) and Hong Kong (19%). The U.S. had a 3% increase in cases during that time period, equivalent to 2.5 million incidents.
In Japan, there is a daily cap on the number of people who can arrive in the country and individual tourist visits have been banned, though those guidelines are expected to be reversed soon. Additionally, on Sep. 7, the country lifted its requirement to take a test within 72 hours of landing in Japan, as long as you are vaccinated, according to Nikkei.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also eased up on COVID-19 restrictions, such as issuing the same guidance to both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans and shortening the quarantine period from 10 days to five. Though, it has not publicly declared the end of the pandemic.
Public health experts weren't impressed with the president's language. Dr. Megan Ranney, who heads Brown University's school of public health, used one of Biden's favorite words against him, calling the idea that the pandemic is over "malarkey."
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of September 19, 2022, there are currently 1,850 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been three deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 7,367 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 83-year old male from Wood County, a 43-year old male from Mercer County, and a 75-year old female from Monongalia County.
As a grandfather, I am particularly sensitive to the grief children are suffering from the loss of a grandparent or beloved neighbor, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. I encourage all West Virginians to get vaccinated and boosted to help prevent further tragedies due to COVID-19.
CURRENT ACTIVE CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (14), Berkeley (100), Boone (20), Braxton (8), Brooke (13), Cabell (80), Calhoun (12), Clay (4), Doddridge (5), Fayette (62), Gilmer (7), Grant (14), Greenbrier (62), Hampshire (17), Hancock (18), Hardy (27), Harrison (73), Jackson (15), Jefferson (50), Kanawha (152), Lewis (16), Lincoln (17), Logan (43), Marion (62), Marshall (21), Mason (19), McDowell (44), Mercer (127), Mineral (27), Mingo (24), Monongalia (91), Monroe (20), Morgan (8), Nicholas (27), Ohio (33), Pendleton (6), Pleasants (1), Pocahontas (6), Preston (33), Putnam (56), Raleigh (78), Randolph (31), Ritchie (9), Roane (18), Summers (15), Taylor (20), Tucker (20), Tyler (9), Upshur (25), Wayne (15), Webster (5), Wetzel (7), Wirt (22), Wood (65), Wyoming (77). To find the cumulative cases per county, please visit coronavirus.wv.gov and look on the Cumulative Summary tab which is sortable by county.
West Virginians ages 6 months and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. All individuals ages 6 months and older should receive a primary series of vaccination, the initial set of shots that teaches the body to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Those ages 5-11 years are recommended to get an original (monovalent) booster shot when due, and those ages 12 years and older are recommended to get an Omicron booster shot (bivalent) at least two months after completing their primary series.
Visit the WV COVID-19 Vaccination Due Date Calculator, a free, online tool that helps individuals figure out when they may be due for a COVID-19 shot, making it easier to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccination. To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines, or to find a vaccine, visit vaccines.gov, vaccinate.wv.gov, or call 1-833-734-0965. Please visit the COVID-19 testing locations page to locate COVID-19 testing near you.
Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK| The Gaston Gazette
New coronavirus cases increased 3.5% in North Carolina in the week ending Sunday as the state added 21,189 cases. The previous week had 20,480 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
North Carolina ranked third among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 436,694 cases reported. With 3.15% of the country's population, North Carolina had 4.85% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Gaston County reported 385 cases and four deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 516 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 75,439 cases and 915 deaths.
Within North Carolina, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Yadkin County with 552 cases per 100,000 per week; Graham County with 486; and Caldwell County with 367. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Wake County, with 2,150 cases; Mecklenburg County, with 1,974 cases; and Guilford County, with 1,022. Weekly case counts rose in 60 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Wake, Johnston and Randolph counties.
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Across North Carolina, cases fell in 39 counties, with the best declines in Gaston County, with 385 cases from 516 a week earlier; in Cleveland County, with 216 cases from 306; and in Orange County, with 223 cases from 302.
In North Carolina, 49 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 30 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,162,491 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 26,414 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 95,658,236 people have tested positive and 1,053,419 people have died.
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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 18. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Hospitals in 15 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 14 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 22 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK| Plaquemine Post South
Louisiana reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 5,618 new cases. That's down 40% from the previous week's tally of 9,360 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Louisiana ranked 30th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 436,694 cases reported. With 1.4% of the country's population, Louisiana had 1.29% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Johns Hopkins University has been getting data on an erratic schedule from Louisiana, skewing week-to-week comparisons.
Iberville Parish reported 36 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 81 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 10,859 cases and 154 deaths.
Across Louisiana, cases fell in 58 parishes, with the best declines in East Baton Rouge Parish, with 319 cases from 678 a week earlier; in Lafayette Parish, with 276 cases from 564; and in Ouachita Parish, with 299 cases from 563.
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Within Louisiana, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in East Carroll Parish with 598 cases per 100,000 per week; Caldwell Parish with 544; and Union Parish with 344. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Caddo Parish, with 421 cases; Orleans Parish, with 415 cases; and Jefferson Parish, with 350.
In Louisiana, 54 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 46 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,448,503 people in Louisiana have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 17,977 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 95,658,236 people have tested positive and 1,053,419 people have died.
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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 18. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Hospitals in 15 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 14 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 22 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK| Green Bay Press-Gazette
New coronavirus cases leaped in Wisconsin in the week ending Sunday, rising 10.2% as 8,635 cases were reported. The previous week had 7,835 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Wisconsin ranked 15th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 436,694 cases reported. With 1.75% of the country's population, Wisconsin had 1.98% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Brown County reported 491 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 466 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 96,165 cases and 586 deaths.
Door County reported 30 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 19 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 8,067 cases and 78 deaths.
Kewaunee County reported 16 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 31 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 6,410 cases and 61 deaths.
Oconto County reported 37 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 48 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 12,558 cases and 126 deaths.
Shawano County reported 79 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 91 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,177 cases and 157 deaths.
Marinette County reported 93 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 121 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,244 cases and 135 deaths.
Within Wisconsin, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Menominee County with 702 cases per 100,000 per week; Florence County with 256; and Marinette County with 230. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Milwaukee County, with 1,528 cases; Dane County, with 1,194 cases; and Brown County, with 491. Weekly case counts rose in 45 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Dane, Milwaukee and Marathon counties.
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Across Wisconsin, cases fell in 26 counties, with the best declines in Fond du Lac County, with 136 cases from 196 a week earlier; in Racine County, with 286 cases from 325; and in Jackson County, with 47 cases from 81.
In Wisconsin, 70 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 29 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,851,886 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 15,190 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 95,658,236 people have tested positive and 1,053,419 people have died.
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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 18. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Hospitals in 15 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 14 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 22 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, rising 15.9% as 18,375 cases were reported. The previous week had 15,854 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Michigan ranked fifth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 436,694 cases reported. With 3% of the country's population, Michigan had 4.21% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 24 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Wayne County reported 3,427 cases and 38 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 2,710 cases and 20 deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 480,854 cases and 8,373 deaths.
Oakland County reported 2,485 cases and 22 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 1,947 cases and eight deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 348,751 cases and 4,104 deaths.
Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Clinton County with 407 cases per 100,000 per week; Dickinson County with 404; and Schoolcraft County with 358. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Wayne County, with 3,427 cases; Oakland County, with 2,485 cases; and Macomb County, with 1,785. Weekly case counts rose in 55 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
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Across Michigan, cases fell in 27 counties, with the best declines in Huron County, with 27 cases from 90 a week earlier; in Muskegon County, with 211 cases from 248; and in Tuscola County, with 78 cases from 111.
In Michigan, 196 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 83 people were reported dead.
A total of 2,804,588 people in Michigan have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 38,317 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 95,658,236 people have tested positive and 1,053,419 people have died.
Note: In the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus data, cases and deaths for the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Federal Correctional Institution separately from Michigan counties.
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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 18. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
Hospitals in 15 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 14 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 22 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
