COVID-19 In Maryland: 2.9K New Cases, 46 More Deaths Reported Thursday; Hopkins Professor Says Winter Will Be 'Final Surge'

More than 5.7 million coronavirus tests have been administered in the state over the span of the pandemic with 35,860 new tests given in the last 24 hours. Of those, 2,525,806 people have tested negative.

More than 10,000 vaccinations against the virus were reported in the past 24 hours, but in terms of population, less than a percent of the Baltimore metro area has gotten a vaccine.

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While health officials say worse days are yet to come, a doctor from Johns Hopkins says there's light at the end of the tunnel.

"There is a tremendous amount of serious trouble headed towards us the next couple months," said Eili Klein, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Still, Klein said better days are ahead once a dangerous winter ends.

"This is the final surge of COVID," Klein said. "Once the vaccine is in wide-scale distribution, we are not going to have this problem, we are not going to have to shut things down. We are not going to have to avoid going to each others' houses, but unfortunately, we have to get through the next  couple of months."

Here's a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Maryland (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

By County

By Age Range and Gender

By Race and Ethnicity