Michigan’s once huge lead over Ohio for coronavirus cases is no more

Ohio and Michigan coronavirus comparison

Ohio and Michigan have drawn nearly even for known coronavirus cases. This chart is based on the estimated date of symptoms when known, according to each state's department of health.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The once big lead Michigan held over Ohio for known coronavirus cases is no more, as the totals for the two states have drawn nearly even.

Through Thursday afternoon, Ohio reported 89,626 cases to date, just a shade below Michigan’s total of 89,781.

In comparison, Michigan’s total was at least 20,000 cases higher than Ohio every day from early April through June 23.

Since then, Ohio has closed on Michigan quickly, according to data from each state’s department of health, based on the estimated date of onset of symptoms for each case.

Michigan had 70,720 cases to Ohio’s 50,715 on June 23. By July 10, the gap was cut in half to below 10,000 with 80,400 cases for Michigan and 70,502 for Ohio.

Just 15 days later, on Saturday, Ohio drew within 1,000 cases of Michigan. This was just a fraction of the peak spread of 27,132 cases between the two states on May 15.

But adjusted for population, Michigan’s case total still runs higher, with 899 known cases to date per 100,000 people, compared to Ohio’s rate of 767 per 100,000 people. Ohio has 11.7 million people to Michigan’s total of just under 10 million.

Ohio and Michigan coronavirus per 100,000 residents

On a per-capita basis, Michigan has had more reported cases of coronavirus than Ohio.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

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