COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 2.3K New Cases, Hospitalizations Down Slightly But ICU Beds Up
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) -- Maryland reported Friday morning 2,378 new coronavirus cases and 22 additional deaths.
It's the fourth-highest daily increase since the pandemic began.
Hospitalizations did go down overnight by 18 cases, though ICU beds did go up slightly. There are now 1,435 Marylanders hospitalized, with 343 in ICU beds and 1,092 in acute care.
A doctor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security said as hospitals admit more and more COVID-19 patients, it's important to have a clear plan.
"It comes down to simple stuff like how do you support hospitals and what do you do when hospitals don't have enough resources to care for the patients there," Dr. Amesh Adalja said.
Dr. Adalja is a critical care doctor and part of the center's research team. Researchers studied the effects of the unprecedented surge in COVID patients across New York City hospitals, the epicenter of the pandemic.
"You have to be able to have a robust system that supports them and also helps them decide when it is that they have to change standards of care because they don't have enough, how do they make those tough decisions and what is the process for doing so," Dr. Adalja said.
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Throughout the pandemic, there have been a total of 192,858 coronavirus cases and 4,414 deaths reported in the state.
The state's calculation of the positivity rate is slightly down by 0.08%, now at 6.3%.
The state also administered 47,320 more coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours.
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By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 2,962 | (64) | |
| Anne Arundel | 16,297 | (286) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 23,955 | (538) | 20* |
| Baltimore County | 28,504 | (701) | 25* |
| Calvert | 1,537 | (35) | 1* |
| Caroline | 938 | (10) | |
| Carroll | 3,222 | (132) | 3* |
| Cecil | 2,023 | (39) | 3* |
| Charles | 4,254 | (103) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 996 | (15) | |
| Frederick | 6,575 | (138) | 8* |
| Garrett | 682 | (4) | |
| Harford | 5,875 | (91) | 4* |
| Howard | 7,917 | (133) | 6* |
| Kent | 428 | (23) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 32,601 | (902) | 42* |
| Prince George's | 40,479 | (898) | 25* |
| Queen Anne's | 1,061 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 2,063 | (61) | |
| Somerset | 823 | (8) | |
| Talbot | 801 | (7) | |
| Washington | 4,074 | (69) | |
| Wicomico | 3,348 | (59) | |
| Worcester | 1,443 | (36) | 1* |
| Data not available | (36) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 7,986 | ||
| 10-19 | 17,150 | (3) | |
| 20-29 | 36,750 | (26) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 34,508 | (53) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 30,373 | (140) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 28,403 | (357) | 17* |
| 60-69 | 18,818 | (706) | 15* |
| 70-79 | 10,858 | (1,106) | 28* |
| 80+ | 8,012 | (2,021) | 85* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 101,551 | (2,158) | 78* |
| Male | 91,307 | (2,256) | 77* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 57,735 | (1,733) | 57* |
| Asian (NH) | 3,795 | (158) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 57,903 | (1,947) | 79* |
| Hispanic | 37,099 | (481) | 13* |
| Other (NH) | 8,816 | (50) | |
| Data not available | 27,510 | (45) |
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