COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,244 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Rises To 5%

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,244 caller COVID-19 cases and 16 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Tuesday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative roseate to 5.04%, an summation of 0.28%.

It marks the first clip successful a week that the fig of caller confirmed cases successful Maryland has eclipsed 1,000.

Hospitalizations accrued by 42 to 663. Of those hospitalized, 486 adults are successful acute attraction and 170 adults are successful intensive care. Five children are successful acute attraction and 2 are successful intensive care.

Public wellness experts person said the caller cases are driven by transmissible strains of COVID-19 that are targeting the unvaccinated. Back successful August, Gov. Larry Hogan said the Delta variant, a strain that is said to beryllium importantly much contagious than different strains, 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 586,143 full confirmed cases and 10,973 deaths.

There are 4,090,430 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 9,355,607 doses. Of those, 4,284,046 are archetypal doses with 5,862 administered successful the past 24 hours. They person fixed retired 3,770,283 2nd doses, 5,438 successful the past day.

A full of 320,147 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 435 successful the past day.

In November, Gov. Hogan announced that 99.9% of Maryland seniors person received astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this month, helium said 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.

The authorities has administered 981,131 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 13,464 successful the past day.

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The authorities reported 88.8% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

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By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	10,526	(267)	2*
Anne Arundel	55,481	(777)	15*
Baltimore	80,262	(1,857)	42*
Baltimore City	64,328	(1,351)	28*
Calvert	5,991	(101)	1*
Caroline	3,499	(54)	0*
Carroll	12,797	(290)	7*
Cecil	9,486	(188)	2*
Charles	14,962	(266)	2*
Dorchester	4,426	(86)	1*
Frederick	25,836	(383)	10*
Garrett	3,787	(85)	1*
Harford	22,253	(360)	8*
Howard	23,624	(279)	7*
Kent	1,894	(53)	3*
Montgomery	85,310	(1,681)	52*
Prince George’s	102,081	(1,713)	43*
Queen Anne’s	4,205	(74)	1*
St. Mary’s	10,411	(173)	1*
Somerset	3,448	(55)	0*
Talbot	3,117	(58)	0*
Washington	21,506	(418)	6*
Wicomico	11,672	(234)	0*
Worcester	5,241	(124)	1*
Data not available	0	(46)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	42,906	(4)	0*
10-19	65,858	(8)	1*
20-29	103,760	(57)	1*
30-39	100,313	(150)	7*
40-49	84,759	(389)	5*
50-59	83,185	(1,024)	35*
60-69	56,125	(1,897)	29*
70-79	30,803	(2,760)	47*
80+	18,434	(4,681)	108*
Data not available	0	(3)	0*
Female	306,906	(5,259)	113*
Male	279,237	(5,714)	120*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	182,098	(3,881)	86*
Asian (NH)	14,407	(353)	11*
White (NH)	229,030	(5,683)	116*
Hispanic	81,031	(894)	19*
Other (NH)	26,879	(121)	1*
Data not available	52,698	(41)	0*