COVID-19 In Maryland: Largest Single Day Increase With Over 2K New Cases Reported
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Maryland reported 2,321 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic began, according to data from the State Department of Health.
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Hospitalizations also continued to rise. Seven more Marylanders were hospitalized due to the virus, bringing the total to 921. There are now 218 people in ICU beds, while acute care cases continue to grow as well, now at 703.
Twenty more Marylanders have died since Friday, bringing the total to 4,144.
The state now has had 164,090 confirmed cases of the coronavirus throughout the pandemic.
The state's calculation of the positivity rate also grows steadily each day this week, going from 5.87% to 6.16%.
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By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 1,520 | (31) | |
| Anne Arundel | 13,948 | (276) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 20,470 | (504) | 19* |
| Baltimore County | 24,013 | (668) | 24* |
| Calvert | 1,350 | (29) | 1* |
| Caroline | 804 | (9) | |
| Carroll | 2,682 | (128) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,570 | (36) | 1* |
| Charles | 3,670 | (102) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 905 | (13) | |
| Frederick | 5,495 | (132) | 8* |
| Garrett | 274 | (1) | |
| Harford | 4,532 | (81) | 4* |
| Howard | 6,731 | (125) | 6* |
| Kent | 370 | (24) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 28,727 | (864) | 41* |
| Prince George's | 36,052 | (859) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 902 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,702 | (60) | |
| Somerset | 532 | (8) | |
| Talbot | 697 | (7) | |
| Washington | 2,955 | (51) | |
| Wicomico | 2,849 | (54) | |
| Worcester | 1,340 | (31) | 1* |
| Data not available | (25) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 6,565 | ||
| 10-19 | 14,569 | (3) | |
| 20-29 | 31,321 | (25) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 29,495 | (53) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 25,933 | (135) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 24,009 | (340) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 16,006 | (676) | 14* |
| 70-79 | 9,241 | (1,032) | 28* |
| 80+ | 6,951 | (1,878) | 81* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 86,299 | (2,029) | 75* |
| Male | 77,791 | (2,115) | 74* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 49,857 | (1,665) | 56* |
| Asian (NH) | 3,166 | (152) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 46,026 | (1,784) | 74* |
| Hispanic | 33,619 | (469) | 13* |
| Other (NH) | 7,619 | (48) | |
| Data not available | 23,803 | (26) |
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Correction: A previous version of this article stated Wednesday's totals were the second-highest of the pandemic. It is in fact the third-highest.
