COVID-19 In Maryland: 1,500 New Cases, 41 Deaths Reported Saturday
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland added 1,500 new COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths on Saturday as hospitalizations and the positivity rate declined, data from the State Department of Health shows.
As of Saturday, the state reported a total of 362,084 cases and 7,150 deaths.
Hospitalizations decreased slightly from 1,444 on Friday to 1,419 on Saturday. Of those, 1,082 are in acute care and 337 are in intensive care.
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The state's calculation of the positivity rate also decreased slightly from 5.94% on Friday to 5.83% on Saturday.
Since the pandemic began, 7,188,638 COVID-19 tests have been conducted. Of those, 2,876,878 people have tested negative.
As of Saturday morning, the state reported 647,825 first dose vaccines were administered and 258,900 second dose vaccines were administered.
Slots to get the shots are still very limited, even as more mass vaccination sites open.
Maryland is in Phase 1c of its vaccination distribution plan, but Baltimore County is still only serving people eligible in Phases 1a and 1b.
Baltimore County Health Director Dr. Gregory Branch said they're vaccinating 500 to 700 people per-hour at the Timonium Fairgrounds, but could do more.
"Here in Baltimore County, at one site, I can move at this site, if I had to, to 1,000 vaccines per hour," Dr. Branch said.
He also said the county's ability to move to Phase 1c is going to depend on the supply of vaccine doses that they receive.
"If I'm getting 5,000 doses a week, it's going to take me a long time," Dr. Branch said.
Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,298 | (189) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 33,673 | (475) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 38,584 | (809) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 48,282 | (1,144) | 34* |
| Calvert | 3,499 | (62) | 1* |
| Caroline | 1,937 | (18) | 0* |
| Carroll | 7,102 | (197) | 5* |
| Cecil | 4,840 | (111) | 2* |
| Charles | 8,282 | (145) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,166 | (36) | 0* |
| Frederick | 15,968 | (247) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,819 | (57) | 1* |
| Harford | 11,637 | (212) | 4* |
| Howard | 14,877 | (203) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,062 | (35) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 60,235 | (1,294) | 44* |
| Prince George's | 69,343 | (1,225) | 28* |
| Queen Anne's | 2,421 | (34) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 4,739 | (108) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,294 | (26) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,740 | (26) | 0* |
| Washington | 11,664 | (232) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 6,490 | (134) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,132 | (84) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (47) | 0* |
Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 17,726 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 34,114 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 65,805 | (34) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 62,540 | (73) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 55,262 | (199) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 54,664 | (543) | 23* |
| 60-69 | 36,925 | (1,126) | 18* |
| 70-79 | 21,039 | (1,809) | 35* |
| 80+ | 14,009 | (3,354) | 90* |
| Data not available | 0 | (3) | 0* |
| Female | 189,883 | (3,449) | 88* |
| Male | 172,201 | (3,701) | 91* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 102,828 | (2,472) | 64* |
| Asian (NH) | 8,017 | (248) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 124,143 | (3,641) | 93* |
| Hispanic | 59,082 | (667) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 16,964 | (74) | 0* |
| Data not available | 51,050 | (48) | 0* |
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