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Michigan now has more vaccinated residents than total number of positive COVID-19 cases

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Both Pfizer and Moderna have developed COVID-19 vaccines that are considered to be extremely effective against the virus. | stock photo

Both Pfizer and Moderna have developed COVID-19 vaccines that are considered to be extremely effective against the virus. | stock photo

Michigan now has more residents who've received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine than there are positive COVID-19 test results in the state.

As of Jan. 20, just over 598,00 Michiganders have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, Michigan Capitol Confidential reported. 

The state has also reported a total of almost 595,000 residents have contracted the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Worldmeters.info. The website also offers the number of Michigan resident deaths due to the coronavirus (14,951 as of Jan. 22) and the number of those who have recovered from the coronavirus (442,408 as of Jan. 22). 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between the months of February and December, for every confirmed positive COVID-19 test in this country, there are likely 4.6 more people who were infected but never had a test because they had mild symptoms. This is important to consider because it highlights how many more cases there could actually be than those that are reported in the daily numbers on the news.

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