Coronavirus In Maryland: 700+ Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Down Again
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — More than 750 new coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland on Saturday as the total case numbers in the state surpassed 94,00.
The state is reporting 94,581 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
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Hospitalizations went down again slightly from 528 to 515, with ICU numbers going down again from 139 to 127.
Dr. Jonathan Thierman, with LifeBridge Health, said this is partly because of new treatments which have been improved since the start of the pandemic.
"The severity seems to be less than it was initially and things seem to be better on that front," Dr. Thierman said.
Eleven more Marylanders have died from the virus since Friday, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,440.
The state has administered 1,398,266 tests with 924,942 coming back negative.
The state's positivity rate went up slightly from 3.90 percent to 4.03 percent.
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Baltimore's positivity rate is 30 percent higher than the rest of the state.
The city is now capping large gatherings to 25 people and reducing capacity at businesses like retail shops, casinos and religious facilities to 25 percent.
"I do hope that the additional restrictions serve as a reminder that now is not the time to let your guard down," said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa.
Baltimore restaurants, though, will be able to reopen indoor dining at 25 percent capacity.
Here's a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
County | Cases | Deaths | |
Allegany | 287 | (18) | |
Anne Arundel | 7,295 | (213) | 9* |
Baltimore City | 12,375 | (413) | 15* |
Baltimore County | 13,060 | (539) | 22* |
Calvert | 685 | (27) | 1* |
Caroline | 445 | (3) | |
Carroll | 1,537 | (115) | 2* |
Cecil | 698 | (29) | 1* |
Charles | 2,000 | (89) | 2* |
Dorchester | 371 | (5) | |
Frederick | 3,055 | (114) | 7* |
Garrett | 49 | ||
Harford | 1,934 | (66) | 3* |
Howard | 3,809 | (103) | 7* |
Kent | 239 | (22) | 1* |
Montgomery | 18,260 | (763) | 39* |
Prince George's | 23,554 | (728) | 23* |
Queen Anne's | 422 | (24) | 1* |
St. Mary's | 965 | (52) | |
Somerset | 134 | (3) | |
Talbot | 394 | (4) | |
Washington | 1,007 | (31) | |
Wicomico | 1,324 | (45) | |
Worcester | 682 | (19) | 1* |
Data not available | (15) | 3* |
By Age Range and Gender
Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
0-9 | 3,237 | ||
10-19 | 6,126 | (1) | |
20-29 | 16,542 | (21) | 1* |
30-39 | 17,778 | (45) | 5* |
40-49 | 15,846 | (109) | 4* |
50-59 | 14,112 | (272) | 15* |
60-69 | 9,689 | (564) | 12* |
70-79 | 6,009 | (847) | 22* |
80+ | 5,242 | (1,568) | 75* |
Data not available | (13) | 3* | |
Female | 49,833 | (1,691) | 70* |
Male | 44,748 | (1,749) | 67* |
By Race and Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
African-American (NH) | 29,463 | (1,412) | 51* |
Asian (NH) | 1,713 | (128) | 6* |
White (NH) | 20,667 | (1,452) | 67* |
Hispanic | 23,636 | (397) | 10* |
Other (NH) | 4,155 | (36) | |
Data not available | 14,947 | (15) | 3* |
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