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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