other businesses were allowed to re-open. october 10: the amount of total recoveries in the state surpassed 100,000. however, the state also reported over 1,000 new daily cases for the fourth day in a row and the sixth time since the beginning of the month. october 15: the state recorded 2,030 new cases, a new single-day record. october 17: the state's death toll surpassed 7,000. october 22: the state reported 43 new deaths, the highest single-day death toll since may 30. october 24: the state recorded 3,338 new cases, a new single-day record. october 29: the state recorded 3,675 new cases, a new single-day record. october 31: the state recorded 3,792 new cases, a new single-day record. november 2020 in the first two weeks of the month, michigan set new records for highest number of new cases in a day seven times. the last during this period was on november 13 when 8,516 new cases were reported. in response, governor whitmer announced the mdhhs has ordered the closure of several businesses and public services, including high schools and universities, for three weeks, effective november 18. november 16: the state surpassed 8,000 deaths. november 20: the state recorded 9,779 new cases, a new single-day record. november 21: the state surpassed 300,000 confirmed cases and 150,000 recoveries. november 25: a report by the michigan department of health and human services said six hospitals in the state were at 100% capacity and another 18 were at 90% or more. statewide, almost 4,100 people were hospitalized with covid-19. november 28: the state surpassed 9,000 deaths. december 2020 december 7: after the state surpassed 400,000 confirmed cases of covid-19, governor gretchen whitmer extended the statewide partial shutdown on businesses (including casinos, movie theaters and group exercise classes at gyms), indoor dining in restaurants, and in-person instruction at high schools, colleges and universities through december 20. in addition, the michigan house of representatives announced that they would cancel a voting session scheduled for december 8 after rudy giuliani, former new york city mayor and personal lawyer to president donald trump, tested positive for covid-19. giuliani and several witnesses testified before the state's house oversight committee on december 2 on alleged irregularities in the state's 2020 presidential election results. the house later cancelled voting sessions for december 9 and 10 after an aide was diagnosed with covid-19. december 8: the state surpassed 10,000 confirmed deaths from covid-19. in response, governor whitmer ordered flags to fly at half staff for the next 10 days, one day for each 1,000 deaths. december 9: nearly 30 members and staffers of the michigan house of representatives tested positive for covid-19. december 10: whitmer signed an order creating the protect michigan commission within the mdhhs, which was meant to help raise awareness of the safety and effectiveness of an approved covid-19 vaccine, educate the people of this state, and help protect the health and safety of all michigan residents. december 16: the state surpassed 11,000 deaths from covid-19, eight days after passing 10,000. december 18: the state announced an extension of the shutdown for indoor dining and bars for four weeks, but allowed other indoor entertainment venues like theaters, casinos, bowling alleys and indoor gun ranges to reopen with capacity limits and a ban on concessions. high schools, colleges and universities were allowed to reopen on january 4. december 26: the state surpassed 12,000 deaths, 10 days after surpassing 11,000 deaths. december 30: the state ended the year with 488,134 confirmed cases and 12,333 confirmed deaths (results were not reported on new year's eve). january 2021 january 4: the state surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases. january 7: the state surpassed 13,000 deaths, 12 days after surpassing 12,000. january 21: the state surpassed 14,000 confirmed deaths from covid-19, two weeks after surpassing 13,000. january 22: governor whitmer announced that starting on february 1, restaurants would be able to re-open, with several restrictions. january 31: the state surpassed one million vaccinations. february 2021 february 9: the state reports 563 new confirmed cases of covid-19, the lowest amount since september 22. february 11: the state surpasses 15,000 confirmed deaths. february 12: the state surpasses 500,000 confirmed recoveries from covid-19. march 2021 march 2: governor whitmer announces a loosening of restrictions on retail stores, gyms, private parties, entertainment venues, sports stadiums, restaurants, and bars, beginning march 5. march 10: on the one-year anniversary of the first cases being discovered in michigan, the state surpasses 600,000 confirmed cases. march 15: governor whitmer increases the maximum allowed capacity of sports stadiums from 375 people to 1,000, in time for the start of the 2021 detroit tigers season. march 17: the state reports zero new confirmed deaths for the first time since august 7, 2020. april 2021 april 3: the state reports 8,413 new cases, the high number since december 7. april 5: the state surpasses 700,000 confirmed cases. april 16: the state extends their restrictions on gatherings and dining to may 24 amidst a rise of cases. the state also expands their mask mandate to children ages 2–4 years. april 20: a report by the research group covid act now finds michigan is the only state categorized as at a "severe" risk level for a virus outbreak. april 21: the state surpasses 800,000 confirmed cases and 17,000 confirmed deaths. april 29: the state announces a tiered re-opening plan based on the percentages of vaccinated residents. may 2021 may 4: the state relaxes several restrictions regarding face mask requirements, especially in outdoor gatherings. may 15: per new cdc guidelines, the state lifts some indoor mask mandates for people who have been fully vaccinated at least two weeks prior to this date. may 20: governor whitmer announces restrictions on crowd sizes for outdoor events will be lifted on june 1. the 11:00 pm curfew on restaurants and bars were lifted on june 1. may 25: the state surpasses 19,000 confirmed deaths from covid-19. june 2021 june 17: governor whitmer announces face mask requirements and capacity restrictions on indoor events will be lifted on june 22. masks are still required for nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, schools, funeral directors, and agricultural workers. usage at businesses is optional. july 2021 july 1: governor whitmer announces a month-long vaccination raffle in which residents can win a total of $5 million in cash (one grand prize of $2 million or one of three prizes of $1 million) and $500,000 total in college scholarships for children ages 12–17 years old (nine prizes of $55,000). the winners while be drawn on august 4. july 2: the state announces it will only report statistics on tuesdays and fridays as of this date. july 29: blood samples gathered by usda researchers showed that michigan's white-tailed deer population demonstrated the highest rate of sars-cov-2 antibodies across a multi-state study, with 67% of michigan deer in the study testing positive for prior exposure to covid-19; the next highest state of pennsylvania showed only 44% exposure within its white-tailed deer population. august 2021 august 2: the state says 33 of its 83 counties reported "substantial or high" transmission rates, up from just 10 rural counties during the final week of july, due to increased community transmission of the delta variant of covid-19. august 13: the state surpasses 20,000 deaths from covid-19. september 2021 september 22: the state surpasses one million confirmed cases of covid-19. november 2021 during november, covid-19 hospitalizations in michigan nearly doubled. december 2021 during the first week of december, covid-19 hospitalizations in michigan reached an all-time high. february 2022 on february 4, michigan surpassed two million total confirmed cases of covid-19 since the pandemic began. notable cases and clusters 2020 on march 27, u.s. surgeon general jerome adams dubbed metro detroit, which has a large majority of the cases, a "hot spot". a separate study by the harvard global health institute deemed macomb county as a hot spot in early august 2020. in may, the city of detroit had 20% of the state's total cases and 25% of the deaths. african americans made up 31% of the state's total cases and 40% of deaths. christian singer sandi patty tested positive for the virus on march 18, after having performed a concert at andrews university in berrien springs on march 8. some individuals attended a vip experience after the concert and had close contact with the singer. all of the vip attendees were instructed to self-isolate and monitor symptoms through march 22. three subsequent cases in berrien county have been linked to the concert. as of march 25, nine detroit police department employees have tested positive for covid-19, while 280 others have been placed in quarantine. on march 24, one death was reported within the department, a 38-year-old civilian dispatcher. a second death was reported on the same date, a commanding officer within the department who died from complications with the virus. chief james craig tested positive for the virus and was under quarantine for over two weeks. as of march 25, six other detroit city employees have contracted the virus, with numerous others placed under quarantine. the officers and others reportedly contracted the disease at a community breakfast event at ford resource and engagement center in detroit on march 6. seventy-six detroit police officers and 17 firefighters were infected by march 31. eighteen wayne county sheriff's office employees have also tested positive for the virus, with the department's first confirmed death on march 25, a 63-year old commander and 30-year veteran of the department. detroit pistons player christian wood has also been diagnosed with covid-19. state representative isaac robinson from detroit died from a suspected covid-19 infection on march 29 at the age of 44. on april 6, another state representative, karen whitsett, also from detroit, reported she has been also been diagnosed with covid-19. notable clusters have been identified within the michigan department of corrections, where 380 inmates and employees have tested positive for the virus within ten of michigan's twenty-nine prisons as of april 10. at least 119 of the cases have been linked to the parnall correctional facility in jackson county. the first employee death was linked to the detroit reentry center. there have been two inmate and two employee deaths. on april 1, the first-ever case of acute necrotizing encephalitis linked to covid-19 was discovered in the henry ford health system in detroit. on april 2, hurley medical center pediatrician dr. mona hanna-attisha, who helped uncover the flint water crisis, reported she tested positive for covid-19. on april 6, flint-based united auto workers executive ruben burks died from covid-19 at the age of 86. also on april 6, nathel burtley, former superintendent of flint community schools and grand rapids public schools, died from covid-19 at the age of 79. as of april 9, eight employees at the durand senior care and rehab facility have tested positive for the virus and all residents are being quarantined in their rooms. it confirmed eleven cases on april 12. it reported 70 cases, 39 residents and 31 employees, on april 20. on april 22, nearby nursing home the lodges of durand reported one staff member and three residents tested positive for covid-19. a nursing home in cedar springs reported six deaths from covid-19 on april 9. it had earlier reported 31 residents and five staff members had covid-19. also on april 9, it was reported 872 staffers in the henry ford health system in metro detroit have tested positive for covid-19, the state's largest outbreak thus far. kroger and meijer reported on april 11 that several of their employees in the state have died from covid-19. kroger reported four deaths, while meijer did not give an exact figure. on april 14, regency nursing home in grand blanc township reported 16 cases of covid-19, four of them deaths. a flint police officer died of covid-19 on april 17. also on april 17, maple woods manor nursing home in clio reported 13 of its residents have died from covid-19. on april 19, a five-year-old detroit girl became michigan's youngest resident to die from covid-19 at that point. on april 20, hurley medical center reported one of its veteran public safety officers died of covid-19. on april 21, it was reported 60 workers at a jbs meat packaging plant in gun plain township tested positive for covid-19. on may 11, 25