The state of Michigan is setting a goal to have 1 million more Michiganders, including 95 percent of eligible nursing home residents, receive the COVID-19 booster by Jan. 31. COVID-19 patients make up 20.8 percent of hospital beds. This number has been increasing for 22 weeks and the mortality rate is high as well. From Dec. 3 to 9, there were 756 COVID-19 deaths.