COVID-19 In Maryland: 791 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Remains Flat

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 791 caller COVID-19 cases and 11 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Wednesday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative remained level astatine 3.38%.

Hospitalizations accrued by 17 to 525. Of those hospitalized, 403 adults are successful acute attraction and 118 adults are successful intensive care. Two children are successful acute attraction and 2 are successful intensive care.

Doctors accidental the caller cases are fueled by unsafe strains targeting the unvaccinated. In 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.

Since the pandemic began, determination person been 573,835 full confirmed cases and 10,854 deaths.

Updated vaccine information was delayed “due to a information processing issue,” the wellness section said Wednesday.

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Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	10,159	(258)	2*
Anne Arundel	54,326	(767)	15*
Baltimore	78,579	(1,837)	42*
Baltimore City	63,023	(1,341)	28*
Calvert	5,882	(100)	1*
Caroline	3,342	(52)	0*
Carroll	12,325	(287)	7*
Cecil	9,153	(183)	2*
Charles	14,745	(262)	2*
Dorchester	4,280	(83)	1*
Frederick	25,112	(378)	10*
Garrett	3,572	(84)	1*
Harford	21,477	(354)	8*
Howard	23,176	(275)	7*
Kent	1,832	(53)	3*
Montgomery	83,868	(1,677)	51*
Prince George’s	101,020	(1,696)	43*
Queen Anne’s	4,054	(73)	1*
St. Mary’s	10,236	(171)	1*
Somerset	3,420	(54)	0*
Talbot	2,987	(56)	0*
Washington	20,703	(413)	6*
Wicomico	11,429	(230)	0*
Worcester	5,135	(124)	1*
Data not available	0	(46)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	41,156	(4)	0*
10-19	64,161	(8)	1*
20-29	102,035	(55)	1*
30-39	98,180	(148)	7*
40-49	83,136	(379)	5*
50-59	81,676	(1,010)	34*
60-69	55,047	(1,875)	29*
70-79	30,231	(2,731)	47*
80+	18,213	(4,642)	108*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	300,549	(5,206)	113*
Male	273,286	(5,648)	119*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

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By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	178,988	(3,845)	86*
Asian (NH)	13,968	(352)	11*
White (NH)	221,929	(5,610)	115*
Hispanic	80,034	(888)	19*
Other (NH)	26,388	(118)	1*
Data not available	52,528	(41)	0*