Coronavirus In Maryland: 4K Deaths Reported, State Adds More Than 900 New Cases For Third Straight Day
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland added more than 900 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day as the state reached a grim milestone of 4,000 deaths, data from the state's health department showed.
As of Saturday, the state has seen 145,281 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 967 in the past day. Ten more deaths were reported, bringing the total to 4,000 deaths.
The number of hospitalizations increased by seven, bringing the total to 520. Of those, 394 patients were in acute care and 126 were in intensive care.
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The state's calculation of the positivity rate also increased to 3.77% Saturday from 3.71% on Friday.
Since the pandemic began, 3,422,662 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, of which 1,793,391 have come back negative.
Here's a breakdown of coronavirus cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 766 | (24) | |
| Anne Arundel | 12,202 | (266) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 17,976 | (486) | 18* |
| Baltimore County | 21,017 | (650) | 23* |
| Calvert | 1,204 | (28) | 1* |
| Caroline | 760 | (8) | |
| Carroll | 2,294 | (126) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,372 | (35) | 1* |
| Charles | 3,226 | (100) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 821 | (12) | |
| Frederick | 4,857 | (131) | 8* |
| Garrett | 150 | (1) | |
| Harford | 3,680 | (78) | 4* |
| Howard | 5,959 | (121) | 6* |
| Kent | 346 | (23) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 25,993 | (833) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 33,111 | (839) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 802 | (25) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,504 | (60) | |
| Somerset | 438 | (6) | |
| Talbot | 658 | (6) | |
| Washington | 2,358 | (46) | |
| Wicomico | 2,554 | (51) | |
| Worcester | 1,233 | (30) | 1* |
| Data not available | (15) | 1* |
Here's a breakdown of coronavirus cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 5,713 | ||
| 10-19 | 12,798 | (2) | |
| 20-29 | 27,535 | (24) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 26,141 | (52) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 23,016 | (130) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 21,138 | (327) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 14,216 | (656) | 13* |
| 70-79 | 8,317 | (996) | 29* |
| 80+ | 6,407 | (1,811) | 79* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 76,477 | (1,952) | 75* |
| Male | 68,804 | (2,048) | 72* |
Here's a breakdown of coronavirus cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 44,775 | (1,619) | 55* |
| Asian (NH) | 2,790 | (146) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 38,807 | (1,719) | 73* |
| Hispanic | 30,644 | (455) | 12* |
| Other (NH) | 6,745 | (45) | |
| Data not available | 21,520 | (16) | 1* |
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