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Counting Cases, Counting Causes,
Counting Costsof COVID-19
Renée Branch Canady, PhD, MPA
CEO, MPHI
MSU Institute for Health Policy
April 8, 2020
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Cases by CountyCounty Cases Deaths
Detroit City 5476 222
Oakland 3736 205
Wayne 3569 180
Macomb 2414 121
Genesee638 33
Washtenaw 559 11
Kent 187 6
Counting Cases: MICHIGAN DATA*updated 4/7/2020
Michigan Totals
(Cases/Deaths)18970 845 (4.4%)
*All other counties have deaths of 0-4
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Age Data of Overall Deceased
Average Age 72.2 years
Median Age 73 years
Age Range 20-107 years
MICHIGAN DATA*updated 4/7/2020
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Cases by Sex
SexPercentage of Overall
Cases by Sex
Percentage of Deceased
Cases by Sex
Male 46% 58%
Female 51% 42%
Unknown 3% <1%
MICHIGAN DATA*updated 4/7/2020
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Cases by Age
AgePercentage of Overall
Cases by Age
Percentage of Deceased
Cases by Age
0 to 19 years 1% 0%
20 to 29 years 9% 1%
30 to 39 years 13% 2%
40 to 49 years 17% 5%
50 to 59 years 20% 11%
60 to 69 years 18% 19%
70 to 79 years 13% 27%
80+ years 9% 34%
Unknown <1% 0%
MICHIGAN DATA*updated 4/7/2020
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Cases by Race
RacePercentage of Overall Cases by
Race
Percentage of Deceased Cases
by Race
American Indian or Alaska
Native<1% <1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 1%
Black or African American 33% 40%
Caucasian 23% 29%
Multiple Races 2% 1%
Other 3% 3%
Unknown 37% 25%
MICHIGAN DATA*updated 4/7/2020
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18970 (MI)
13549 (IL)
5507 (IN)
4782 (OH)
2578 (WI)
Date: 4/8/20
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NATIONAL COMPARISON OF MICHIGAN AND SELECT STATES
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Counting Causes…
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”
-William Bruce Cameron , Sociologist
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Counting Costs…
“Not everything that is profitable is of social value and not everything of social value is profitable.”
-John T. Harvey, International Economist