New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, rising 23 percent, as 34,552 cases were reported. The previous week had 28,080 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
St. Joseph County reported 233 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 229 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 8,766 cases and 121 deaths.
Within Michigan, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Baraga County, Montmorency County and Keweenaw County. Adding the most, new cases overall were Wayne County, Oakland County and Macomb County.