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Michigan recorded an average of 4,881 daily Covid cases for the past seven days, the second highest in the U.S., behind only California with 6,353, according to data gathered by The New York Times.
The third-ranking state is Pennsylvania with 4,589 daily cases followed by New York with 4,248. Florida and Texas, which had been recording extremely high numbers in recent months, has seen a sharp decline of late. Florida is recording an an average of 1,506 daily cases and Texas, 3,079.
California's population of nearly 40 million is about four times that of Michigan's 10.2 million, and New York's is double. Pennsylvania's population is about 13 million. The reported numbers are raw, not adjusted for proportion to population.
Other states in the Midwest are seeing high daily Covid numbers, but fewer than Michigan's. Ohio is recording an average of 3,933, Minnesota 3,036, Wisconsin 2,567, Illinois 2,497 and Indiana 1791.
"Michigan continues to experience high levels of Covid-19 across the state," Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement to Deadline Detroit. "This shows how transmissible the Delta variant is and how mitigation measures are still needed. This case rate with the holidays and colder weather around the corner is concerning, and respiratory virus season could add to the burden on our health care systems."
"We recommend all eligible Michiganders get one of the safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines, wear masks, get tested if you are ill and stay home if they are sick."
States reporting far fewer Covid daily numbers in the U.S. include Hawaii, Vermont, Delaware and Rhode Island.
In all, Michigan has recorded 1,166,517 Covid cases and 22,521 deaths since March 2020.
Collectively, the largest number of cases in the state have come from the highly populated Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, according to state data.
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Michigan varies, depending on the source. The state of Michigan puts that figure at about 60 percent. Some states have done better than others.
Vermont reports 72 percent of the residents are vaccinated, according to the New York Times' data. New York is at 67 percent, California, 62 percent, Pennsylvania, 61 percent, Ohio, 52 percent, Texas, 54 percent and Florida, 60 percent, The Times reports.
