Coronavirus In Maryland: Over 750 New Cases In 24 Hours, 20 New Deaths With Hospitalizations Up
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The state reports over 750 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours as the total case count jumps past 86,000 on Wednesday.
New numbers show there is now a total of 86,285 cases in Maryland, up 761 since Tuesday.
A total of 571 people are hospitalized, up 27 people overnight. There are 145 people in intensive care- down five cases from Tuesday- and 426 in acute care.
At this time, 3,347 people have died, 20 more people since Tuesday and there are now 131 total probable deaths reported.
The statewide positivity rate went up by .23 percent, now at 4.77 percent.
A total of 1,160,443 coronavirus tests have been administered throughout the pandemic, with 792,674 testing negative. Of the 12,448 ever hospitalized, 5,592 have been released from isolation.
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Gov. Hogan said at a press conference Wednesday the state's hospitalizations have risen 28 percent in the past two weeks. He also said the positivity rate, the percentage of people testing positive, is 6.72 percent for those under 35. It is 3.8 percent for those older than 35.
Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Prince George's County are the only jurisdictions with positivity rates above five percent.
"We're in much better shape than we were in the spring, and we're in much better shape than most other states, but it is not a guarantee that we're not going to be in bad shape in the fall or in the months to come," Gov. Hogan said. "And we're just doing everything we can every day to try to keep that from happening."
Here is a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 260 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 6,599 | (206) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 10,826 | (390) | 14* |
| Baltimore County | 11,423 | (516) | 22* |
| Calvert | 559 | (26) | 1* |
| Caroline | 418 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,414 | (114) | 2* |
| Cecil | 612 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,796 | (88) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 319 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 2,947 | (114) | 7* |
| Garrett | 45 | ||
| Harford | 1,676 | (64) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,441 | (96) | 6* |
| Kent | 224 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 17,305 | (748) | 39* |
| Prince George's | 22,044 | (710) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 376 | (22) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 863 | (53) | |
| Somerset | 116 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 323 | (4) | |
| Washington | 931 | (30) | |
| Wicomico | 1,260 | (43) | |
| Worcester | 508 | (17) | 1* |
| Data not available | (26) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 2,839 | ||
| 10-19 | 5,187 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 14,706 | (19) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 16,258 | (44) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 14,646 | (106) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 12,988 | (263) | 15* |
| 60-69 | 9,048 | (546) | 11* |
| 70-79 | 5,586 | (824) | 21* |
| 80+ | 5,027 | (1,521) | 75* |
| Data not available | (23) | ||
| Female | 45,250 | (1,646) | 68* |
| Male | 41,035 | (1,701) | 63* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 26,189 | (1,365) | 49* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,625 | (126) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 18,746 | (1,409) | 67* |
| Hispanic | 21,311 | (386) | 9* |
| Other (NH) | 3,984 | (35) | |
| Data not available | 14,430 | (26) |
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