COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,142 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Up To 5.13%

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,142 caller COVID-19 cases and 14 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Wednesday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative roseate to 5.13%, an summation of 0.09%.

Hospitalizations accrued by 35 to 698. Of those hospitalized, 529 adults are successful acute attraction and 162 adults are successful intensive care. Five children are successful acute attraction and 2 are successful intensive care.

The caller information comes arsenic Maryland announced it has surpassed 1 cardinal COVID-19 booster shots, which represents a important milestone for the state’s vaccination effort.

Since the pandemic began, determination person been 587,285 full confirmed cases and 10,987 deaths.

There are 4,099,736 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 9,395,285 doses. Of those, 4,290,791 are archetypal doses with 6,745 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,779,374 2nd doses, 9,091 of them successful the past day.

A full of 320,362 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 215 implicit the past day.

In November, Gov. Hogan announced that 99.9% of Maryland seniors person received astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this month, helium said much than 50,000 children ages 5 to 11 person received a vaccination shot.

The politician said Monday that helium does not expect dispersed of the caller Omicron variant starring to immoderate lockdowns successful Maryland, but he encouraged residents to socially distance, deterioration masks successful nationalist and get vaccinated.

“Obviously you’re overmuch amended disconnected being afloat immunized. If you haven’t gotten your booster, you’re astatine greater risk,” helium said.

In precocious September, aft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer’s booster, Hogan authorized the booster changeable for Marylanders who received their 2nd Pfizer astatine slightest six months ago.

The authorities has administered 1,004,758 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 23,627 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 88.9% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

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By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	10,561	(269)	2*
Anne Arundel	55,599	(779)	15*
Baltimore	80,427	(1,860)	42*
Baltimore City	64,391	(1,353)	28*
Calvert	6,002	(101)	1*
Caroline	3,508	(54)	0*
Carroll	12,825	(290)	7*
Cecil	9,534	(189)	2*
Charles	14,977	(266)	2*
Dorchester	4,436	(86)	1*
Frederick	25,907	(383)	10*
Garrett	3,800	(85)	1*
Harford	22,322	(362)	8*
Howard	23,671	(279)	7*
Kent	1,896	(54)	3*
Montgomery	85,430	(1,682)	52*
Prince George’s	102,189	(1,714)	43*
Queen Anne’s	4,211	(76)	1*
St. Mary’s	10,424	(173)	1*
Somerset	3,450	(55)	0*
Talbot	3,130	(58)	0*
Washington	21,650	(419)	6*
Wicomico	11,698	(234)	0*
Worcester	5,247	(124)	1*
Data not available	0	(42)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	43,032	(4)	0*
10-19	66,018	(8)	1*
20-29	103,907	(58)	1*
30-39	100,514	(150)	7*
40-49	84,902	(390)	5*
50-59	83,329	(1,026)	35*
60-69	56,254	(1,897)	29*
70-79	30,864	(2,766)	47*
80+	18,465	(4,686)	108*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	307,557	(5,267)	113*
Male	279,728	(5,720)	120*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	182,383	(3,885)	86*
Asian (NH)	14,448	(353)	11*
White (NH)	229,708	(5,695)	116*
Hispanic	81,133	(895)	19*
Other (NH)	26,920	(122)	1*
Data not available	52,693	(37)	0*