COVID-19 In Maryland: Cases Jump Over 900, Positivity Rate Remains Flat

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 907 caller COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Thursday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative accrued by 0.01, presently sitting astatine 4.69%.

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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 3.7 cardinal Maryland adults are afloat vaccinated.

Hospitalizations decreased by one, to 816. Of those hospitalized, 603 stay successful acute attraction and 213 are successful the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, determination were 506,464 full confirmed cases and 9,900 deaths.

There are 3,780,987 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 7,637,859 doses. Of those, 3,856,872 are archetypal doses with 5,129 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,488,467 2nd doses, 6,659 successful the past day.

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 292,520 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 2,356 successful the past day.

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The authorities reported 81.7% 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 14,006 full cases among afloat vaccinated Marylanders arsenic of past Sunday, Sept. 5.

Of those cases, 1,060 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 7.4% of each Covid cases hospitalized successful the state. One 100 afloat vaccinated Marylanders person died, representing 6% 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 8,015 (218) 1*
Anne Arundel 48,159 (680) 15*
Baltimore 70,836 (1,692) 41*
Baltimore City 56,732 (1,260) 26*
Calvert 4,768 (90) 1*
Caroline 2,586 (36) 0*
Carroll 10,385 (260) 6*
Cecil 7,310 (160) 2*
Charles 12,824 (223) 2*
Dorchester 3,434 (68) 1*
Frederick 21,953 (342) 10*
Garrett 2,349 (68) 1*
Harford 18,375 (308) 7*
Howard 21,048 (258) 7*
Kent 1,483 (49) 2*
Montgomery 77,131 (1,608) 51*
Prince George’s 93,255 (1,597) 43*
Queen Anne’s 3,334 (58) 1*
St. Mary’s 7,406 (138) 1*
Somerset 2,848 (45) 0*
Talbot 2,401 (49) 0*
Washington 16,281 (346) 5*
Wicomico 9,205 (188) 0*
Worcester 4,346 (109) 1*
Data not available 0 (50) 0

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender Cases Deaths
0-9 31,416 (4) 0*
10-19 53,558 (6) 1*
20-29 92,921 (48) 1*
30-39 87,228 (124) 7*
40-49 74,762 (312) 5*
50-59 73,761 (865) 33*
60-69 49,194 (1,694) 27*
70-79 26,925 (2,503) 46*
80+ 16,699 (4,342) 104*
Data not available 0 (2) 0*
Female 265,354 (4,784) 108*
Male 241,110 (5,116) 116*
Unknown Gender 0 (0) 0*

By Race and Ethnicity

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Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths
African-American (NH) 160,199 (3,578) 84*
Asian (NH) 12,377 (335) 11*
White (NH) 184,124 (4,982) 109*
Hispanic 74,195 (850) 19*
Other (NH) 23,527 (110) 1*
Data not available 52,042 (45) 0*

CBS Baltimore Staff

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