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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 448 caller COVID-19 cases and 11 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Tuesday morning.
The percent of radical investigating affirmative accrued by .06% to 3.1%.
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Hospitalizations decreased by 6 to 532. Of those hospitalized, 394 adults are successful acute attraction and 132 adults are successful intensive care. Four children are successful acute attraction and 2 children are successful intensive care.
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 4 cardinal Maryland adults are afloat vaccinated arsenic of Tuesday, October 26.
Since the pandemic began, determination person been 567,085 full confirmed cases and 10,768 deaths.
There are 4,053,473 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 8,693,266 doses. Of those, 4,107,846 are archetypal doses with 21,155 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,739,331 2nd doses, 3,157 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 314,142 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 410 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 531,947 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 10,999 successful the past day.
The authorities reported 86.9% 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 30,384 full cases among afloat vaccinated Marylanders arsenic of Oct. 31.
Less than 0.85% of afloat vaccinated Marylanders person aboriginal tested positive.
Of those cases, 2,253 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 12.29% of each COVID cases hospitalized successful the state. 314 afloat vaccinated Marylanders person died, representing 13.18% of lab-confirmed COVID deaths successful the state.
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Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 9,947 | (255) | 2* |
| Anne Arundel | 53,726 | (757) | 15* |
| Baltimore | 77,648 | (1,818) | 42* |
| Baltimore City | 62,284 | (1,333) | 28* |
| Calvert | 5,796 | (100) | 1* |
| Caroline | 3,292 | (51) | 0* |
| Carroll | 12,062 | (285) | 7* |
| Cecil | 9,016 | (182) | 2* |
| Charles | 14,655 | (260) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 4,215 | (82) | 1* |
| Frederick | 24,689 | (374) | 10* |
| Garrett | 3,422 | (82) | 1* |
| Harford | 21,122 | (352) | 8* |
| Howard | 22,908 | (272) | 7* |
| Kent | 1,774 | (53) | 3* |
| Montgomery | 83,163 | (1,672) | 51* |
| Prince George’s | 100,445 | (1,685) | 43* |
| Queen Anne’s | 3,957 | (72) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 10,120 | (167) | 1* |
| Somerset | 3,390 | (54) | 0* |
| Talbot | 2,931 | (54) | 0* |
| Washington | 20,174 | (405) | 5* |
| Wicomico | 11,273 | (226) | 0* |
| Worcester | 5,076 | (122) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (55) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 40,096 | (4) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 63,134 | (8) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 101,167 | (55) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 97,073 | (145) | 7* |
| 40-49 | 82,308 | (377) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 80,873 | (1,002) | 34* |
| 60-69 | 54,441 | (1,855) | 29* |
| 70-79 | 29,900 | (2,706) | 47* |
| 80+ | 18,093 | (4,613) | 107* |
| Data not available | 0 | (3) | 0* |
| Female | 296,965 | (5,169) | 112* |
| Male | 270,120 | (5,599) | 119* |
| Unknown Gender | 0 | (0) | 0* |
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By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 177,256 | (3,821) | 86* |
| Asian (NH) | 13,749 | (349) | 11* |
| White (NH) | 217,998 | (5,549) | 114* |
| Hispanic | 79,396 | (883) | 19* |
| Other (NH) | 26,124 | (117) | 1* |
| Data not available | 52,562 | (49) | 0* |
CBS Baltimore Staff
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