COVID-19 In Maryland: More Than 1.8K New Cases & 15 Deaths Reported Saturday

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,866 caller COVID-19 cases and 15 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Saturday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative dropped somewhat to 5.43%, aa alteration of 0.01%.

Hospitalizations accrued by 15to 782. Of those hospitalized, 585 adults are successful acute attraction and 194 are successful intensive care. Three children are successful acute attraction and 3 are successful intensive care.

The caller information comes days aft 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 592,679 full confirmed cases and 11,022 deaths.

As of Friday determination are 4,118,630 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 9,472,600 doses. Of those, 4,304,197 are archetypal doses, with 7,579 administered connected Friday. Officials person fixed retired 3,797,484 2nd doses, 9,484 of them connected Friday.

A full of 321,146 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 492 connected Friday.

In November, Gov. Hogan announced that 99.9% of Maryland seniors person received astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. He besides said past period 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.

To date, the authorities has administered 1,049,773 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 27,136 reported connected Friday.

The authorities reported 89,1% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

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By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	10,726	(270)	2*
Anne Arundel	56,103	(780)	15*
Baltimore	81,122	(1,864)	42*
Baltimore City	64,970	(1,355)	28*
Calvert	6,086	(101)	1*
Caroline	3,614	(54)	0*
Carroll	13,004	(290)	7*
Cecil	9,651	(192)	2*
Charles	15,068	(266)	2*
Dorchester	4,507	(86)	1*
Frederick	26,247	(387)	10*
Garrett	3,909	(85)	1*
Harford	22,674	(364)	8*
Howard	23,804	(280)	7*
Kent	1,923	(54)	3*
Montgomery	86,011	(1,685)	52*
Prince George’s	102,652	(1,716)	43*
Queen Anne’s	4,274	(76)	1*
St. Mary’s	10,513	(175)	1*
Somerset	3,471	(55)	0*
Talbot	3,193	(58)	0*
Washington	22,026	(423)	6*
Wicomico	11,822	(236)	0*
Worcester	5,309	(124)	1*
Data not available	0	(46)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	43,789	(4)	0*
10-19	66,865	(8)	1*
20-29	104,690	(57)	1*
30-39	101,366	(153)	7*
40-49	85,611	(392)	5*
50-59	83,997	(1,028)	35*
60-69	56,710	(1,911)	29*
70-79	31,068	(2,775)	47*
80+	18,583	(4,692)	108*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	310,443	(5,274)	113*
Male	282,236	(5,748)	120*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	183,717	(3,893)	86*
Asian (NH)	14,587	(355)	11*
White (NH)	232,822	(5,715)	116*
Hispanic	81,546	(896)	19*
Other (NH)	27,152	(122)	1*
Data not available	52,855	(41)	0*