More Than 80K COVID-19 Cases Reported In Maryland; Hospitalizations Up Over 500 Again
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- More than 600 new cases of coronavirus were reported Wednesday as the state reach more than 80,000 COVID-19 cases over the span of the pandemic.
According to the state health department, there are 80,172 confirmed cases of coronavirus with over one million tests administered.
Coronavirus In Maryland: More Than 600 New Cases Reported Thursday, Hospitalizations Up Again
Hospitalizations are also up to 505, which is nearly 20 more than Tuesday. Of those hospitalized, 137 are in the ICU.
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More than 3,276 people in Maryland have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
The statewide positivity rate is at 4.49%.
Of the 1,000,179 tests administered, 702,661 were negative. Nearly 12,000 were hospitalized because of the virus over the span of the pandemic and 5,434 were released from isolation.
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Here is a breakdown of the numbers:
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 240 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 6,105 | (206) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 9,738 | (376) | 14* |
| Baltimore County | 10,153 | (499) | 20* |
| Calvert | 503 | (26) | 1* |
| Caroline | 368 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,311 | (113) | 3* |
| Cecil | 570 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,659 | (88) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 288 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 2,797 | (113) | 7* |
| Garrett | 37 | ||
| Harford | 1,472 | (63) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,198 | (93) | 6* |
| Kent | 221 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 16,593 | (738) | 38* |
| Prince George's | 20,958 | (702) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 340 | (22) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 789 | (53) | |
| Somerset | 110 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 268 | (4) | |
| Washington | 818 | (29) | |
| Wicomico | 1,201 | (42) | |
| Worcester | 435 | (17) | 1* |
| Data not available | (12) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 2,572 | ||
| 10-19 | 4,613 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 13,113 | (18) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 15,065 | (44) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 13,796 | (103) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 12,210 | (258) | 13* |
| 60-69 | 8,556 | (531) | 11* |
| 70-79 | 5,363 | (815) | 20* |
| 80+ | 4,884 | (1,496) | 76* |
| Data not available | (10) | ||
| Female | 41,899 | (1,612) | 68* |
| Male | 38,273 | (1,664) | 61* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 23,503 | (1,336) | 48* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,532 | (125) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 16,887 | (1,387) | 67* |
| Hispanic | 20,505 | (380) | 8* |
| Other (NH) | 3,773 | (36) | |
| Data not available | 13,972 | (12) |
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