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337 deaths, 9,334 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Michigan

Posted at 2:45 PM, Apr 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-01 15:09:36-04

(WXYZ) — There are now 337 deaths and 9,334 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Michigan, health officials announced on Wednesday afternoon.

That's up from 259 deaths and 7,615 confirmed cases in the state from Tuesday, which was the largest single-day jump since the outbreak began more than three weeks ago.

Related: Live Thursday: 'The Governor's Town Hall' on Coronavirus in Michigan

On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the state has received 400 ventilators from FEMA. Both Ford and GM are also working to produce masks, face shields, ventilators and respirators.

The age breakdown is below:

0-19 - 1%
20-29 - 10%
30-39 - 13%
40-49 - 17%
50-59 - 20%
60-69 - 18%
70-79 - 13%
80+ - 8%

View a live map of Michigan cases here

On Thursday, Whitmer will host "The Governor's Town Hall" on all metro Detroit TV stations – including Channel 7 – at 7 p.m. You can submit questions for the governor on our Facebook page.

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