COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 2K Cases Reported For Second Time, Hospitalizations Break 1K For First Time Since June
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Maryland is reporting over 1,000 people are hospitalized as of Tuesday morning as over 2,000 new coronavirus cases were added overnight, the second-highest daily total since the pandemic began.
Maryland added 2,149 new coronavirus cases overnight, with 169,805 total cases have been reported. It's been two straight weeks of at least 1,000 new cases in 24 hours.
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Twenty-six more Marylanders have died in the last 24 hours, the highest in a day since June.
Hospitalizations for the coronavirus went up to 1,046, up 61 since Monday. They were at 562 two weeks ago, but are now over 1,000 for the first time since June 7. Of those hospitalized, 255 are in ICU beds and 791 are in acute care.
In the last 24 hours, 27,740 people have been tested. Throughout the pandemic 3,922,306 have been tested in Maryland.
The statewide positivity rate went up again, now at 6.85%.
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By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 1,771 | (35) | |
| Anne Arundel | 14,480 | (276) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 21,186 | (512) | 19* |
| Baltimore County | 24,897 | (671) | 24* |
| Calvert | 1,388 | (29) | 1* |
| Caroline | 823 | (9) | |
| Carroll | 2,780 | (128) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,669 | (36) | 1* |
| Charles | 3,790 | (102) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 918 | (14) | |
| Frederick | 5,703 | (133) | 8* |
| Garrett | 328 | (1) | |
| Harford | 4,828 | (83) | 4* |
| Howard | 6,945 | (126) | 6* |
| Kent | 376 | (24) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 29,571 | (874) | 41* |
| Prince George's | 36,905 | (870) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 937 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,771 | (60) | |
| Somerset | 575 | (8) | |
| Talbot | 719 | (7) | |
| Washington | 3,112 | (54) | |
| Wicomico | 2,956 | (55) | |
| Worcester | 1,377 | (31) | 1* |
| Data not available | (22) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 6,842 | ||
| 10-19 | 15,036 | (3) | |
| 20-29 | 32,423 | (26) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 30,500 | (53) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 26,836 | (137) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 24,922 | (345) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 16,582 | (678) | 14* |
| 70-79 | 9,549 | (1,042) | 28* |
| 80+ | 7,115 | (1,900) | 81* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 89,315 | (2,049) | 75* |
| Male | 80,490 | (2,137) | 74* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 51,416 | (1,684) | 56* |
| Asian (NH) | 3,286 | (155) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 48,245 | (1,800) | 74* |
| Hispanic | 34,373 | (471) | 13* |
| Other (NH) | 7,874 | (48) | |
| Data not available | 24,611 | (28) |
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