The intensive care unit at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township has reached capacity, the health system confirmed Wednesday afternoon, as the number of covonavirus patients in need of hospitalization continues to surge in Michigan.

"We are continuing to balance ICU capacity across our health system, transferring patients when necessary," said Dr. Adnan Munkarah, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Henry Ford.

"Like some of our other acute-care hospitals, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital has reached capacity and we are working aggressively with clinical partners in the region in an effort to transfer additional patients."

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As part of a regional health care coalition, hospitals that are at or over capacity are transferring patients to other hospitals that still have space to handle new patients.

The announcement comes as the state Department of Health and Human Services released new numbers Wednesday afternoon of confirmed coroanvirus cases in Michigan.

The state now has 9,334 known cases of the disease and 337 have died.

Henry Ford Health System released details about the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at each of its hospitals. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, it reported:

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit: 281 hospitalized

Henry Ford West Bloomfield: 105 hospitalized

Henry Ford Macomb: 113 hosptialized

Henry Ford Wyandotte: 73 hospitalized

Henry Ford Allegiance Health: 22 hospitalized.

So far, Henry Ford reports 5,951 of its patients have been tested for novel coronavirus. Of them, 2,186 had positive results.

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