COVID-19 Latest: Maryland Sets Record For Highest Single-Day Number Of New Cases With 2,910 Reported
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reports its highest single-day number of new coronavirus cases with the state health department reporting 2,910 new cases Thursday.
A total of 174,733 coronavirus cases have now been reported throughout the pandemic in Maryland. Four of the last six days have reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases.
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Nineteen more Marylanders died from the virus overnight, state data shows, bringing the total to 4,220.
ICU beds went down by 10 people, now at 260, but hospitalizations overall continue to rise with 48 new individuals hospitalized. There are now 1,192 hospitalized in the state. Of those, 932 are in acute care.
The statewide positivity rate is now at 7.19%.
In the last 24 hours, 43,963 coronavirus tests were administered in the state.
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By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 1,990 | (44) | |
| Anne Arundel | 14,931 | (276) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 21,783 | (513) | 19* |
| Baltimore County | 25,753 | (676) | 24* |
| Calvert | 1,430 | (30) | 1* |
| Caroline | 839 | (9) | |
| Carroll | 2,880 | (130) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,744 | (36) | 1* |
| Charles | 3,880 | (102) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 929 | (14) | |
| Frederick | 5,859 | (135) | 9* |
| Garrett | 408 | (2) | |
| Harford | 5,102 | (84) | 4* |
| Howard | 7,106 | (127) | 6* |
| Kent | 387 | (24) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 30,298 | (878) | 41* |
| Prince George's | 37,581 | (878) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 963 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,815 | (60) | |
| Somerset | 609 | (8) | |
| Talbot | 726 | (7) | |
| Washington | 3,295 | (56) | |
| Wicomico | 3,033 | (55) | |
| Worcester | 1,392 | (32) | 1* |
| Data not available | (18) | 2* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 7,082 | ||
| 10-19 | 15,484 | (3) | |
| 20-29 | 33,325 | (26) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 31,386 | (53) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 27,633 | (138) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 25,669 | (346) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 17,061 | (681) | 14* |
| 70-79 | 9,828 | (1,051) | 30* |
| 80+ | 7,265 | (1,920) | 81* |
| Data not available | (2) | 1* | |
| Female | 91,911 | (2,061) | 77* |
| Male | 82,822 | (2,159) | 75* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 52,705 | (1,690) | 57* |
| Asian (NH) | 3,391 | (156) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 50,204 | (1,829) | 74* |
| Hispanic | 34,983 | (472) | 13* |
| Other (NH) | 8,086 | (48) | |
| Data not available | 25,364 | (25) | 2* |
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