COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,077 Cases Reported, 21 New Deaths

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,077 caller COVID-19 cases and 21 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Wednesday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative remained astatine 3.91%.

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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.

Hospitalizations accrued by 14 to 788. Of those hospitalized, 579 stay successful acute attraction and 209 are successful the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, determination were 539,053 full confirmed cases and 10,282 deaths.

There are 3,919,726 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 8,020,703 doses. Of those, 3,974,294 are archetypal doses with 3,263 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,614,715 2nd doses, 2,614 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 305,011 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 304 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 126,683 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 6,784 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 84.1% 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 18,243 full cases among afloat vaccinated Marylanders arsenic of past Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Of those cases, 1,331 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 8.73% of each Covid cases hospitalized successful the state. One 100 fifty-six afloat vaccinated Marylanders person died, representing 8.36% of lab-confirmed Covid deaths successful the state.

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• 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