Michigan ranks among ten states hardest hit with COVID-19 deaths. In absolute numbers, we currently stand at nine, with 6533 dead, according to statistics included in support of an opinion piece by Betsy McCaughey in New York Post dated August 12, 2020.

1. New York @ 32,857
2. New Jersey @ 15,966
3. California @ 10,656
4. Texas @ 9,004
5. Florida @ 8,765
6. Massachusetts @ 8,751
7. Illinois @ 7,866
8. Pennsylvania @ 7,446
9. Michigan @ 6,533
10. Connecticut @ 4,444

Comparing apples-to-apples as a ratio of population, Michigan is slightly worse off, standing at 654.2 deaths per million — putting us behind only seven other states.