ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported another 2,353 COVID-19 cases Friday, the second-highest one-day case total and the fifth day in the past week the state has seen more than 2,000 cases in a single day, data from the state’s health department shows.
As of Friday, 177,086 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state during the pandemic. Twenty-five new deaths were reported Friday, bringing the state’s death toll to 4,245. Friday’s numbers come one day after the state reported its highest single-day number of new cases — 2,910.
Fifteen more people were hospitalized, bringing the state’s total to 1,207. Of those, the health department reported 946 were in acute care and 261 were in intensive care.
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The state has now seen more than four million coronavirus tests conducted — 4,039,322 — of which 2,008,345 have come back negative. The positivity rate decreased from 7.19% on Thursday to 7.17% on Friday.
Here’s a breakdown of coronavirus cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 2,115 | (46) | |
| Anne Arundel | 15,103 | (279) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 22,010 | (513) | 20* |
| Baltimore County | 26,088 | (677) | 24* |
| Calvert | 1,439 | (30) | 1* |
| Caroline | 844 | (9) | |
| Carroll | 2,930 | (131) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,795 | (36) | 1* |
| Charles | 3,938 | (102) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 932 | (15) | |
| Frederick | 5,943 | (135) | 9* |
| Garrett | 447 | (3) | |
| Harford | 5,184 | (84) | 5* |
| Howard | 7,201 | (128) | 6* |
| Kent | 391 | (24) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 30,580 | (881) | 41* |
| Prince George’s | 38,053 | (878) | 24* |
| Queen Anne’s | 990 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 1,851 | (60) | |
| Somerset | 636 | (8) | |
| Talbot | 733 | (7) | |
| Washington | 3,409 | (57) | |
| Wicomico | 3,071 | (55) | |
| Worcester | 1,403 | (34) | 1* |
| Data not available | (27) | 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 | 7,184 | ||
| 10-19 | 15,718 | (3) | |
| 20-29 | 33,762 | (26) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 31,807 | (53) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 27,991 | (138) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 26,040 | (347) | 17* |
| 60-69 | 17,286 | (682) | 14* |
| 70-79 | 9,946 | (1,058) | 30* |
| 80+ | 7,352 | (1,936) | 82* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 93,178 | (2,074) | 77* |
| Male | 83,908 | (2,171) | 76* |
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) | 53,367 | (1,692) | 58* |
| Asian (NH) | 3,439 | (156) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 51,076 | (1,845) | 75* |
| Hispanic | 35,273 | (473) | 13* |
| Other (NH) | 8,184 | (47) | |
| Data not available | 25,747 | (32) | 1* |
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