Coronavirus In Maryland: More Than 41K COVID-19 Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Continue To Drop
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- There are now more than 41,000 positive cases of coronavirus in Maryland, jumping more than 1,700 in one day -- the largest single-day increase. Despite the increase in cases, hospitalizations dropped again Tuesday by about 20 cases to 1,421.
A total of 1,963 people have died from coronavirus in the state with 118 more probable deaths. But, ICU numbers dropped from 555 to 537 in a day as well.
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Out of the 7,199 people ever hospitalized, 2,868 have been released from isolation.
More than 167,000 people have tested negative for coronavirus in the state.
Prince George's and Montgomery counties remain at the top for the number of cases. One Baltimore city zip code, 21224, remains in the top ten list.
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Somerset County also reported its first coronavirus-related death Tuesday. Caroline and Garrett counties haven't reported any deaths.
A breakdown of the cases:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 166 | (14) | |
| Anne Arundel | 2,981 | (137) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 4,002 | (202) | 8* |
| Baltimore County | 4,920 | (247) | 16* |
| Calvert | 255 | (12) | 1* |
| Caroline | 208 | ||
| Carroll | 712 | (69) | |
| Cecil | 323 | (18) | |
| Charles | 895 | (62) | 1* |
| Dorchester | 122 | (2) | |
| Frederick | 1,491 | (83) | 7* |
| Garrett | 7 | ||
| Harford | 709 | (32) | 3* |
| Howard | 1,465 | (46) | 3* |
| Kent | 144 | (14) | |
| Montgomery | 8,950 | (465) | 38* |
| Prince George's | 12,240 | (424) | 21* |
| Queen Anne's | 133 | (11) | |
| St. Mary's | 338 | (12) | |
| Somerset | 62 | (1) | |
| Talbot | 68 | (1) | |
| Washington | 352 | (8) | |
| Wicomico | 839 | (21) | |
| Worcester | 164 | (5) | 1* |
| Data not available | (77) | 11* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 837 | ||
| 10-19 | 1,602 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 5,520 | (10) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 7,617 | (24) | 3* |
| 40-49 | 7,495 | (53) | 4* |
| 50-59 | 6,964 | (131) | 10* |
| 60-69 | 5,050 | (306) | 10* |
| 70-79 | 3,351 | (478) | 16* |
| 80+ | 3,110 | (884) | 63* |
| Data not available | (76) | 11* | |
| Female | 21,686 | (967) | 68* |
| Male | 19,860 | (996) | 50* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 12,454 | (815) | 39* |
| Asian (NH) | 787 | (69) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 8,365 | (817) | 54* |
| Hispanic | 9,525 | (160) | 7* |
| Other (NH) | 2,007 | (24) | 1* |
| Data not available | 8,408 | (78) | 11* |
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