Michigan Announces Today's Confirmed Case Count is 225; Detroit Reports 2 Deaths

(March 20, 2020 2:45 PM) The count of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases reported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today is 225, with two deaths being reported in Detroit. The daily report from the State now includes results from commercial and clinical labs who recently began providing COVID-19 testing.

No new cases were reported for Jackson County. Jackson County has one positive COVID-19 case which was announced on Tuesday.

“We are pleased to announce that we are now able to provide testing results from hospitals and other entities outside of our state laboratory,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. “We knew there were additional people in Michigan with COVID-19 that had not yet been tested. This emphasizes the need to continue to practice social distancing and other community mitigation practices to help slow the spread of this disease.”

MDHHS is currently receiving reports from commercial labs LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics and several clinical labs including Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, the Beaumont Hospital Network, Henry Ford Health System and the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories (BOL).

Here is today’s case breakdown:

Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by County

County	Cases	Deaths
Detroit City	74	2
Genesee	1
Ingham	1
Kent	5
Livingston	2
Macomb	31
Midland	2
Monroe	1
Oakland	79
St. Clair	3
Washtenaw	2
Wayne	23
Out of State	1
Total	225	2

City of Detroit and Wayne County are reported separately.

This information is updated daily at 2 p.m., with COVID-19 positive results as of 10 a.m.

Overall Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by County

County	Cases	Deaths
Bay	1
Charlevoix	1
Clinton	1
Detroit City	149	2
Eaton	2
Genesee	1
Ingham	7
Jackson	1
Kent	12
Leelanau	1
Livingston	3
Macomb	86
Midland	3
Monroe	3
Montcalm	1
Oakland	184
Otsego	1
Ottawa	1
St. Clair	7
Washtenaw	16
Wayne	67	1
Out of State	1
Total	549	3