Michigan Reports Over 1,500 New Coronavirus Cases Monday

MICHIGAN — Michigan added 1,500 new cases of the coronavirus in the past two days, state health officials reported Monday.

The state added 1,569 new coronavirus cases Monday, a total that includes all cases reported since Saturday, officials said. The new figures bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Michigan to 589,150. Michigan also added 12 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the coronavirus death toll in the state to 15,534.

As of Friday, 541,258 people in Michigan have recovered from the coronavirus, state officials said Saturday.

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Monday's figures come shortly after the state reported that 23 workplaces around Michigan were being cited for various COVID-19 health violations. Of those workplaces, a Michigan hospital and a Michigan prison were included and fined $6,300, officials said.

Monday also is the day state health officials and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said they were hopeful schools would be offering in-person instruction. Not all schools in Michigan have started offering in-person classes, however. Schools in Detroit announcing Monday that they would return to the classroom on March 8, for example.