Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Fall; 643 New Cases Reported
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland's health department reported 643 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 117,888.
The number of hospitalizations fell from 371 on Tuesday to 349 on Wednesday. Of those, the state reported 261 acute care cases and 86 intensive care cases.
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Statewide, the state has reported 2,272,265 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, of which 1,365,070 have come back negative. The state's positivity rate fell to 3.44%.
Six more deaths from the virus were reported, bringing the state's total to 3,712.
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Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 431 | (22) | |
| Anne Arundel | 9,398 | (230) | 11* |
| Baltimore City | 15,085 | (458) | 18* |
| Baltimore County | 17,165 | (591) | 23* |
| Calvert | 885 | (27) | 1* |
| Caroline | 620 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,881 | (120) | 3* |
| Cecil | 949 | (31) | 1* |
| Charles | 2,628 | (94) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 546 | (9) | |
| Frederick | 3,811 | (122) | 7* |
| Garrett | 70 | (1) | |
| Harford | 2,865 | (71) | 4* |
| Howard | 4,843 | (113) | 6* |
| Kent | 289 | (22) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 21,467 | (795) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 28,034 | (791) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 618 | (25) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,217 | (57) | |
| Somerset | 227 | (4) | |
| Talbot | 519 | (5) | |
| Washington | 1,546 | (36) | |
| Wicomico | 1,833 | (48) | |
| Worcester | 961 | (25) | 1* |
| Data not available | (12) |
Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 4,345 | ||
| 10-19 | 9,518 | (2) | |
| 20-29 | 21,985 | (23) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 21,457 | (47) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 19,047 | (119) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 17,222 | (305) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 11,604 | (605) | 13* |
| 70-79 | 6,981 | (927) | 27* |
| 80+ | 5,729 | (1,682) | 77* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 62,290 | (1,819) | 75* |
| Male | 55,598 | (1,893) | 68* |
Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 37,639 | (1,520) | 55* |
| Asian (NH) | 2,249 | (136) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 28,864 | (1,572) | 71* |
| Hispanic | 25,940 | (431) | 11* |
| Other (NH) | 5,437 | (40) | |
| Data not available | 17,759 | (13) |
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