COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,068 New Cases, 18 Deaths Reported As State Approaches 200K Booster Shots

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,068 caller COVID-19 cases and 18 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Friday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative decreased somewhat by 0.01% to 3.79%.

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Doctors accidental the caller cases are fueled by unsafe strains targeting the unvaccinated. During an August property conference, Gov. Larry Hogan said the Delta variant, a strain that is reportedly 2 to 4 times much contagious than the archetypal microorganism strain, accounts for astir each caller confirmed lawsuit successful Maryland.

“The vaccines are without a uncertainty our azygous astir effectual instrumentality to mitigate the menace of COVID-19 and the surging Delta variant, and Maryland’s vaccination complaint continues to outpace the nation,” Hogan said.

More than 3.9 cardinal Maryland adults are afloat vaccinated.

As of Thursday, hospitalizations decreased by 23 to 729. Of those hospitalized, 547 stay successful acute attraction and 175 are successful the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, determination were 548,743 full confirmed cases and 10,450 deaths.

There are 3,955,454 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 8,163,980 doses. Of those, 4,011,006 are archetypal doses with 5,569 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,647,982 2nd doses, 5,850 successful the past day.

“Thanks to the millions of radical who person rolled up their sleeves, Maryland continues to beryllium 1 of the astir vaccinated states successful America,” said Governor Hogan of the 8 cardinal milestone mark. “We person achieved these numbers with beardown nationalist wellness outreach, innovative lottery and assistance promotions, and a relentless absorption connected equity.”

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.

A full of 307,472 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 439 successful the past day.

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On September 24, aft the CDC granted last support for Pfizer’s booster, Gov. Hogan announced the contiguous authorization of the booster changeable for Marylanders who person received their 2nd Pfizer changeable astatine slightest six months ago. Hogan had already approved use for susceptible populations successful aboriginal September.

The authorities has administered 197,520 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 8,522 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 84.9% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

In August, the authorities launched a post-vaccination infections dashboard that is updated each Wednesday. There person been 25,476 full cases among afloat vaccinated Marylanders arsenic of past Wednesday, October 13.

Less than 0.71% of afloat vaccinated Marylanders person aboriginal tested positive.

Of those cases, 1,842 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 10.8% of each COVID cases hospitalized successful the state. 233 afloat vaccinated Marylanders person died, representing 8.36% of lab-confirmed COVID deaths successful the state.

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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