COVID-19 In Maryland: Positivity Rate Increases To Over 4% As Hospitalizations Continue To Rise

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 853 caller COVID-19 cases and 8 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Sunday morning.

Doctors accidental the caller cases are fueled by unsafe strains targeting the unvaccinated. During an August property conference, Governor 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.

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Hogan besides said less than 0.01% of vaccinated Marylanders person been hospitalized with COVID-19, and little than 0.001% of vaccinated Marylanders person died from the virus.

More than 3.5 cardinal Maryland adults are afloat vaccinated. State officials besides reported that the authorities positivity went up to 4.01%.

Hospitalizations accrued by 9 to 374. Of those hospitalized, 280 stay successful acute attraction and 94 stay successful the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, determination were 473,969 full confirmed cases and 9,637 deaths.

There are 3,599,139 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 7,273,682 doses. Of those, 3,674,543 are archetypal doses with 6,800 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,322,860 2nd doses, 3,795 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.

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A full of 276,279 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 239 successful the past day.

The authorities reported 78.4% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

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Here are the latest numbers successful Maryland:

By County

County Cases Deaths
Allegany 7,172 (213) 1*
Anne Arundel 45,158 (655) 15*
Baltimore 67,298 (1,654) 41*
Baltimore City 54,172 (1,242) 25*
Calvert 4,378 (85) 1*
Caroline 2,403 (30) 0*
Carroll 9,706 (251) 6*
Cecil 6,624 (159) 2*
Charles 11,432 (215) 2*
Dorchester 2,956 (64) 1*
Frederick 20,355 (338) 10*
Garrett 2,090 (65) 1*
Harford 17,106 (298) 6*
Howard 19,803 (255) 7*
Kent 1,384 (49) 2*
Montgomery 72,971 (1,585) 51*
Prince George’s 87,852 (1,567) 41*
Queen Anne’s 3,066 (54) 1*
St. Mary’s 6,328 (132) 0*
Somerset 2,666 (42) 0*
Talbot 2,240 (45) 0*
Washington 14,934 (330) 4*
Wicomico 8,052 (179) 0*
Worcester 3,823 (105) 1*
Data not available 0 (25) 2*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender Cases Deaths
0-9 27,415 (4) 0*
10-19 49,279 (6) 1*
20-29 87,148 (45) 1*
30-39 81,430 (112) 6*
40-49 70,437 (294) 5*
50-59 70,012 (818) 33*
60-69 46,602 (1,646) 26*
70-79 25,534 (2,441) 44*
80+ 16,112 (4,269) 104*
Data not available 0 (2) 0*
Female 247,995 (4,666) 106*
Male 225,974 (4,971) 114*
Unknown Gender 0 (0) 0*

By Race and Ethnicity

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Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths
African-American (NH) 148,841 (3,495) 81*
Asian (NH) 11,733 (329) 11*
White (NH) 168,639 (4,846) 106*
Hispanic 71,547 (841) 19*
Other (NH) 22,099 (105) 1*
Data not available 51,110 (21) 2*

CBS Baltimore Staff

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