Michigan Adds 1,769 New Coronavirus Cases, 11 More Deaths

MICHIGAN — Michigan has added 1,769 new cases of the coronavirus since Saturday, state health officials reported Monday.

In addition to the more than 1,700 new cases, officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported that the state also saw 11 more COVID-19 deaths reported since Saturday.

Monday's updated figures bring Michigan's coronavirus totals to 569,417 confirmed cases and 14,905 reported deaths.

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More than 498,000 people in Michigan have recovered from the coronavirus, state health officials said Saturday.

Monday's coronavirus update comes as the state announced that a faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom has been confirmed in 10 counties.

Washtenaw County leads the state with 23 cases of the variant having been confirmed there while six B.1.1.7 cases have been confirmed in Wayne County. Four cases of the variant have been confirmed in both Calhoun and Kalamazoo county while Charlevoix, Eaton, Kent, Macomb, Sanilac and Van Buren have each reported one case, officials said Monday.

Michigan on Monday also received funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division to go toward its efforts to vaccinate residents for the virus.

FEMA is alloting Michigan $8.3 million as an advance payment to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for costs for a public information campaign focused on the vaccination efforts across the state. The campaign aims to inform the public about COVID-19 vaccination safety, COVID-19 vaccination sites, hours of operation and the registration process to get the vaccine, according to a news release.