As Covid Cases Rise In Maryland And Nationally, Officials Renew Push For Vaccinations

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Nearly 300 caller COVID-19 cases are reported present successful Maryland, making it the 11th consecutive time the authorities has reported much than 100 caller cases.

Doctors said the caller cases are fueled by the Delta variant targeting those who are unvaccinated.

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With COVID cases surging and that Delta variant spreading nationwide, wellness officials are sounding the alarm and renewing their propulsion to get vaccinated.

“It’s incredibly important present particularly with the Delta variant becoming truthful prevalent. We privation to scope arsenic galore members of the assemblage arsenic possible.“ said Karen Eichelman, a caregiver with St. Agnes Hospital.

In Maryland, the numbers are up crossed the board.

Not lone were 300 caller cases reported Friday, but the positivity complaint present has climbed to 1.81 percent and hospitalizations accrued from 11 to 163. Of those hospitalized, 109 stay successful acute attraction and 43 stay successful the Intensive Care Unit.

Gov. Larry Hogan targeted the unvaccinated successful a podcast, saying present is the clip to measurement up.

“It breaks my bosom that we can’t interruption through, and we can’t person immoderate of these folks [to get vaccinated] due to the fact that it’s the simplest happening to bash to support you and your household and your loved ones safe,” helium said.

Friday, the authorities wellness section joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to clasp vaccination clinics astatine hairsbreadth salons and barbershops, hoping to tackle immoderate apprehension.

“I don’t privation to bash it, but past I travel present to sojourn my friend, and they person maine to bash it,” said Horacio Hernandez of Baltimore.

With the Delta variant wreaking havoc connected those who are unvaccinated, galore accidental present is the clip to act.

“I felt similar I request it, and I ain’t trying to die. I’m trying to past truthful I did what was the protocol,” said a antheral named Mo from Baltimore.

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Hogan said 100 percent of the COVID-19-related deaths since June person been from unvaccinated people.

Since the pandemic began, determination were 465,326 full confirmed cases and 9,582 deaths.

As of Wednesday, determination are 3,524,711 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 7,098,270 doses. Of those, 3,573,559 are archetypal doses with 5,788 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,255,249 2nd doses, 4,919 successful the past day.

The authorities began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again successful April, aft the CDC and FDA lifted their intermission connected the vaccine owed to a uncommon humor clot recovered successful immoderate women.

As of Wednesday a full of 269,462 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 369 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 76.5% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine Wednesday.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: 

• Coronavirus Resources: How To Get Help In Maryland
• TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread And Vaccinations
• Latest coronavirus stories from WJZ
• Latest CDC Guidelines

Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

By Age Range and Gender

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By Race and Ethnicity

CBS Baltimore Staff