COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline In Maryland For 20th Consecutive Day
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland coronavirus hospitalizations declined for the 20th consecutive day, according to numbers released by the Maryland Health Department, however 34 more Marylanders have died due to the virus.
According to new numbers released by the state Tuesday, COVID-19 hospitalizations went from 745 on Monday to 742 and although it's technically a decline, the numbers have remained largely flat since Sunday when hospitalizations were at 751.
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The number of patients in ICU beds also continues to drop from 292 to 284, but the number of deaths increased from 2,817 on Monday to 2,851 on Tuesday.
The number of cases continues to increase with more than 300 new cases reported since Monday making the total number of cases: 62,409.
The state's positivity dropped as well to 6.20%.
A total of 511,288 coronavirus tests have been administered around the state since the start of the pandemic and 366,816 have tested negative.
The state reports of the 10,262 ever hospitalized, 4,579 have been released from isolation.
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Here's the breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 188 | (17) | |
| Anne Arundel | 4,751 | (185) | 9* |
| Baltimore City | 6,782 | (296) | 8* |
| Baltimore County | 7,248 | (406) | 21* |
| Calvert | 380 | (20) | 1* |
| Caroline | 284 | (2) | |
| Carroll | 987 | (102) | 3* |
| Cecil | 450 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,277 | (81) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 166 | (4) | |
| Frederick | 2,308 | (108) | 7* |
| Garrett | 10 | ||
| Harford | 1,023 | (56) | 3* |
| Howard | 2,327 | (71) | 5* |
| Kent | 193 | (23) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 13,709 | (658) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 17,499 | (619) | 25* |
| Queen Anne's | 183 | (13) | |
| St. Mary's | 585 | (40) | |
| Somerset | 82 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 109 | (4) | |
| Washington | 579 | (22) | |
| Wicomico | 1,031 | (35) | |
| Worcester | 258 | (16) | 1* |
| Data not available | (41) | 4* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 1,773 | ||
| 10-19 | 3,036 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 8,930 | (14) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 11,655 | (35) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 11,183 | (86) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 9,894 | (211) | 12* |
| 60-69 | 7,125 | (463) | 13* |
| 70-79 | 4,546 | (695) | 18* |
| 80+ | 4,267 | (1,306) | 75* |
| Data not available | (40) | 4* | |
| Female | 32,415 | (1,393) | 71* |
| Male | 29,994 | (1,458) | 60* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 17,867 | (1,162) | 45* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,214 | (109) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 12,139 | (1,202) | 68* |
| Hispanic | 16,921 | (301) | 8* |
| Other (NH) | 3,155 | (31) | |
| Data not available | 11,113 | (46) | 4* |
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