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The latest coronavirus updates: Sunday, May 24, 2020

Posted at 9:27 AM, May 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-24 15:28:35-04

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2:45 p.m.

Michigan now has 5,228 deaths and 54,679 positive cases of COVID-19, according to new numbers released by the state Saturday.

That's up 314 cases and 5 deaths compared to Saturday's numbers.

Over the last week, the percentage of positive cases has decreased. It's the third-lowest number of cases since March 2020, with the lowest number of cases reported on May 4.

33,168 people have recovered from the virus, the state said. Those numbers are updated every Saturday. More here.

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