COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,828 New Cases Reported As State Approaches 11K Deaths From the Virus

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,828 caller COVID-19 cases and 9 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Thursday morning.

The percent of radical investigating affirmative roseate to 5.22%, an summation of 0.09%.

Hospitalizations accrued by 43 to 741. Of those hospitalized, 562 adults are successful acute attraction and 171 adults are successful intensive care. Six children are successful acute attraction and 2 are successful intensive care.

The caller information comes arsenic 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 589,113 full confirmed cases and 10,996 deaths.

There are 4,108,654 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 9,427,909 doses. Of those, 4,296,618 are archetypal doses, with 5,827 administered successful the past 24 hours. Officials person fixed retired 3,788,000 2nd doses, 8,626 of them successful the past day.

A full of 320,654 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 292 implicit 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. 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.

The authorities has administered 1,022,637 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 17,879 successful the past day.

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

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Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	10,624	(269)	2*
Anne Arundel	55,782	(779)	15*
Baltimore	80,665	(1,860)	42*
Baltimore City	64,548	(1,353)	28*
Calvert	6,026	(101)	1*
Caroline	3,536	(54)	0*
Carroll	12,882	(290)	7*
Cecil	9,567	(191)	2*
Charles	15,005	(266)	2*
Dorchester	4,471	(86)	1*
Frederick	26,034	(386)	10*
Garrett	3,845	(85)	1*
Harford	22,441	(362)	8*
Howard	23,718	(280)	7*
Kent	1,904	(54)	3*
Montgomery	85,615	(1,683)	52*
Prince George’s	102,358	(1,714)	43*
Queen Anne’s	4,232	(76)	1*
St. Mary’s	10,469	(173)	1*
Somerset	3,454	(55)	0*
Talbot	3,147	(58)	0*
Washington	21,796	(420)	6*
Wicomico	11,726	(234)	0*
Worcester	5,268	(124)	1*
Data not available	0	(43)	0*

y Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	43,281	(4)	0*
10-19	66,285	(8)	1*
20-29	104,155	(57)	1*
30-39	100,816	(151)	7*
40-49	85,135	(389)	5*
50-59	83,579	(1,027)	35*
60-69	56,405	(1,901)	29*
70-79	30,950	(2,769)	47*
80+	18,507	(4,688)	108*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	308,551	(5,268)	113*
Male	280,562	(5,728)	120*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

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By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	182,812	(3,886)	86*
Asian (NH)	14,489	(355)	11*
White (NH)	230,803	(5,700)	116*
Hispanic	81,267	(895)	19*
Other (NH)	26,997	(122)	1*
Data not available	52,745	(38)	0*