Daily COVID-19 Update: Seven more deaths, 553 new cases reported in Lansing area
Krystal Nurse
LANSING – Thanksgiving passed as officials urged people to celebrate in small groups to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Some people spent Black Friday shopping, buying gifts and personal items on the retail holiday. Face coverings and social-distancing was encouraged and some stores used capacity limits.
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State officials did not report new cases or deaths on the Thanksgiving holiday. Here's a look at data reported Friday:
553 more Greater Lansing residents test positive
On Friday, state officials reported 17,162 more people tested positive for the coronavirus and 172 additional Michiganders died from COVID-19.
In Greater Lansing, 553 more people tested positive, and seven more died of COVID-19:
- 349 more Ingham County residents tested positive.
- 78 more Clinton County residents tested positive.
- 126 more Eaton County residents tested positive.
Four people from Ingham County and three from Eaton County have died due to COVID-19.
Since March, 341,941 people in Michigan have tested positive and 8,933 have died.
That includes 13,671 Greater Lansing residents who have tested positive and 164 who have died.
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Positives, deaths reported over two-day period
The state Department of Health and Human Services said the Friday case update included positive test results reported to state over a two-day period. An average of 8,581 people test positive per day.
A reassessment of deaths by the state’s Disease Surveillance System and the state Department of Health and Human Services revealed 108 additional COVID-19 deaths. The reassessment is done three times per week to determine if a death certificate matches to a COVID-19 patient.
Unmatched deaths are reported to appropriate local health departments by MDSS.
Contact reporter Krystal Nurse at (517) 290-3044 or knurse@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @KrystalRNurse.