COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 2.9K New Cases, 25 More Deaths Reported
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Over 2,900 new COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths were reported in Maryland on Saturday, according to the State Department of Health.
A total of 2,952 new cases were reported in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 283,171. Twenty-five more Marylanders also died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 5,799.
Hospitalizations went down by 42 to 1,692 in the last 24 hours, but the statewide positivity rate went up slightly to 8.94%.
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More than 5.8 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in the state since the start of the pandemic.
A total of 56,151 have been vaccinated.
Here's a breakdown in Maryland:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 5,504 | (155) | 0* |
| Anne Arundel | 25,143 | (356) | 13* |
| Baltimore City | 32,132 | (695) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 39,351 | (917) | 29* |
| Calvert | 2,301 | (45) | 1* |
| Caroline | 1,360 | (10) | 0* |
| Carroll | 5,313 | (163) | 4* |
| Cecil | 3,687 | (75) | 2* |
| Charles | 6,180 | (124) | 1* |
| Dorchester | 1,397 | (23) | 0* |
| Frederick | 11,652 | (188) | 8* |
| Garrett | 1,492 | (52) | 1* |
| Harford | 8,789 | (165) | 4* |
| Howard | 11,486 | (175) | 6* |
| Kent | 763 | (26) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 47,147 | (1,089) | 43* |
| Prince George's | 55,694 | (1,069) | 27* |
| Queen Anne's | 1,725 | (27) | 1* |
| Somerset | 1,843 | (22) | 0* |
| St. Mary's | 3,356 | (89) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,221 | (8) | 0* |
| Washington | 8,568 | (153) | 2* |
| Wicomico | 4,818 | (78) | 0* |
| Worcester | 2,249 | (48) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (47) | 2* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 12,912 | (1) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 25,677 | (4) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 52,300 | (27) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 49,734 | (62) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 43,843 | (175) | 4* |
| 50-59 | 42,575 | (451) | 20* |
| 60-69 | 28,496 | (899) | 17* |
| 70-79 | 16,340 | (1,467) | 30* |
| 80+ | 11,294 | (2,711) | 89* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 148,646 | (2,807) | 82* |
| Male | 134,525 | (2,992) | 86* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 81,798 | (2,129) | 60* |
| Asian (NH) | 5,907 | (188) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 92,447 | (2,795) | 85* |
| Hispanic | 48,809 | (572) | 14* |
| Other (NH) | 13,050 | (63) | 0* |
| Data not available | 41,160 | (52) | 2* |
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