COVID-19 In Maryland: 868 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Remains Below 3%

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 868 caller COVID-19 cases and 17 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Friday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative decreased by .02% to 2.92%.

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Hospitalizations decreased by 22 to 509. Of those hospitalized, 368 adults are successful acute attraction and 135 adults are successful intensive care. Three children are successful acute attraction and 3 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 564,564 full confirmed cases and 10,725 deaths.

There are 4,034,008 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 8,578,127 doses. Of those, 4,074,735 are archetypal doses with 3,925 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,721,192 2nd doses, 3,270 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 312,816 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 605 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 469,384 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 16,889 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 86.5% 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 9,865 (253) 2*
Anne Arundel 53,411 (756) 15*
Baltimore 77,242 (1,810) 42*
Baltimore City 61,937 (1,324) 28*
Calvert 5,754 (100) 1*
Caroline 3,254 (51) 0*
Carroll 11,914 (284) 7*
Cecil 8,944 (179) 2*
Charles 14,582 (258) 2*
Dorchester 4,179 (82) 1*
Frederick 24,492 (369) 10*
Garrett 3,328 (81) 1*
Harford 20,949 (351) 8*
Howard 22,789 (271) 7*
Kent 1,742 (53) 3*
Montgomery 82,790 (1,666) 51*
Prince George’s 100,095 (1,684) 43*
Queen Anne’s 3,924 (71) 1*
St. Mary’s 10,060 (163) 1*
Somerset 3,377 (54) 0*
Talbot 2,899 (54) 0*
Washington 19,927 (401) 5*
Wicomico 11,198 (224) 0*
Worcester 5,044 (119) 1*
Data not available 0 (50) 0

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender Cases Deaths
0-9 39,564 (4) 0*
10-19 62,623 (8) 1*
20-29 100,714 (55) 1*
30-39 96,536 (144) 7*
40-49 81,889 (374) 5*
50-59 80,479 (994) 34*
60-69 54,139 (1,848) 29*
70-79 29,744 (2,688) 47*
80+ 18,008 (4,591) 107*
Data not available 0 (2) 0*
Female 295,130 (5,140) 112*
Male 268,566 (5,568) 119*
Unknown Gender 0 (0) 0

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By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths
African-American (NH) 176,388 (3,802) 86*
Asian (NH) 13,638 (349) 11*
White (NH) 216,017 (5,517) 114*
Hispanic 79,078 (880) 19*
Other (NH) 25,992 (116) 1*
Data not available 52,583 (44) 0*

CBS Baltimore Staff

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